Gyantse Kumbum

44) The Friendship Highway from Kathmandu to Lhasa

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June 11th 2005
Day 1 We had to get up fairly early that day and walk to the meeting point close to the travel agency where we had bought the package. As we were ahead of the scheduled time, we were obliged to wait for about 20 min, in addition to that it started to rain (once again) and it was not easy to find shelter. When a representative of the travel agency arrived, we were told that we had to walk ... 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