Storm over Pangong-Tso

Guge Kingdom to Darchen via Rutok Monestery & Pangong-Tso

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June 29th 2010
Guge Kingdom to Darchen via Rutok Monastery Day 8 - Tholing Zanda to Ali (4280m) Packed racked and ready to go after another portion of pork dumplings for breakfast, we began the 6 hour, 200km drive to Ali. Following the Sutlij river past the Guge kingdom and turned north back into the clay canyons. The canyons and valleys were broken with the odd village. The road zig-zag ... 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