Gyantse Fort

On the way to Everest!

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July 11th 2010
On the way to Everest! Sunday 11th July 2010 We set off on the Friendship Highway and it wasn’t long before we stopped to see the biggest river in Tibet, and then the dam and then the Kharola Glacier (5560m). It’s a pity the sky was so grey as there was no contrast between the sky and the glacier, which made it hard to photograph. It was very impressive though and Eoin deci ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Friendship Highway

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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