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Rikaze Temple and the Holy Lake Namtso

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May 2nd 2006
The following day we took a 5 hour bus ride to the next largest city in Tibet, Rikaze. We visited a temple there. Very beautiful temple with it's beautiful view. So, at this point, I still have not fully recovered from my high altitude sickness. My body has not gotten use to the high elevation. So, if 3,000 meter was not high enough, our next destination was the highest salt lake in the worl ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Nakchu » Namtso Lake

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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