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More Pictures from Tibet

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October 20th 2010
Pictures from the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. This palace was once the home of the Dalai Lama and the seat of government in Tibet. Also, some pictures from the Jokhang Temple: the center of Buddhism in Lhasa. ... read more

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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