Two Nights at Namtso Lake Photo 2

Two Nights at Namtso Lake

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August 1st 2009
Namtso in Tibetan language means 'heavenly lake' wit an altitude of 4,718 meters above sea level and the surface area of 1940 square kilometers. Namtso is a salt lake with the highest altitude in the world and the head of Tibet's three biggest sacred lakes. The number of tourists from that arrive around 10am and linger until about 4pm is astounding...there must have been at least 1000 native c ... 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