Sherub meets Mr Schnitzel and Carole

Lhasa

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April 21st 2015
Our first mission today was to introduce Mr Schnitzel and Carole to Sherub. A good move as it ended up with us all having a few laughs. The first stop today was Drepung Monastery, built in the 15th century and one of the 3 pillars of the Tibetan State. Reportedly the largest monastery in the world with 7500 monks in it's hey day! Drepung means rice heap. During the peaceful revolution it remained ... read more

Asia » China

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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