Chorten and clay cliffs in Tholing

Chiu Village To Tholing Zanda & Guge Kingdom

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June 27th 2010
Chiu Village to Tholing Zanda (3650m) & The Guge Kingdom Day 6 - Chiu Village to Tholing Zanda (Tsaparang) Another early morning start and as we loaded the jeep we bid farewell to the quaint village with its beautiful lakeside setting and headed to the somewhat less picturesque town of Darchen for a breakfast of spicey noodles and coffee (not a combo to be recommended). Th ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet

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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