China National Highway No. 318

Lhasa - Zhangmu Port - Kathmandu, Nepal

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September 17th 2013
Driving from Lhasa to the Nepal border at the Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge remains the most popular overland route among backpackers all over the world. At the Nepal border, the Friendship Highway continues on the Araniko Highway for another 115 kilometers to the capital of Nepal - Kathmandu. The road is quite bumpy and out of repair. The Chinese Embassy asked the government to send an official pr ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more