#53 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (TIBET #3- Day 3+4 in Lhasa, Potala-palace, and Sera Monastery)
September 6th 2006 One of the lesser known sights for tourists, and lesser encouraged holy places in Lhasa, Tibet, is the Sera Monastery, located on the outskirts of the city, on the base of steep mountain ridges. As with all peaks on the Tibetan High Plateau, already at 13,000 feet altitude, these imposing stone ridges cannot support the growth of trees, and therefore one has a clear view to the top.
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