Lama with big prayer wheel

45) Lhasa - the land of gods

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June 15th 2005
Lhasa is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region and has been the centre of politics, economy, culture and religion since ancient times in its history of more than 1,300 years. The city has mainly developed in three distinct phases, the first one in the sixth and seventh centuries, in which the Jokhang and some other temples like e.g. the Ramoche Temple were constructed. The next major p ... 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