Old lady spins prayer wheel whilst shopping

Shigatse to Shergar

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October 2nd 2008
Day 10 We had breakfast at the same restaurant from the previous day, but we didn't get any choice - it was plain omlelette and chips all round. Our day started with a visit to the Tashilhunpo Monastery which was just next door to our hotel. This monastery was one of the best ones we had seen, and is the main monastery of the Panchen Lama. He is the next most important Lama after the Dalai L ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more