potala perspective

leaving the yogurt and rickshaws

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August 7th 2005
The great Shoton, yogurt festival, continues in Lhasa , the traffic of bicycles, rickshaws, minibuses, cars, tourists, and pilgrims continue, life in the ever-growing city continues...and I will take leave. Lhasa has been interestin ... 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