waterfall

Day 11

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June 13th 2015
Driving out of Lhasa to the East of Tibet in an area called NyingChi. Stopped off at the birthplace of Song Ten Gampo. Then on to a waterfall which was excellent. It was raining but the terrain was very like Yosemite with massive coloured rock faces with a huge waterfall cascading down. Beautiful, even in the rain. But little time there, as we had a 12 hour drive ahead of us! Finally arrived in ... 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