map of historical tibetan region June 13th 2005 this photo was taken from an excellent worldisround blogsite, by Tashi Losang:
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/98276/index.html ... read more
Asia » China 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
This is the beginning of re-defining my travelling ways and reasons.
for photos of previous, out-of-curiosity, travels, visit here:
http://www.GarlicheadVietnam.Vietnam.photoshare.co.nz
... full info