Basomtso lake

Day 13

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June 13th 2015
Day 13. This morning we drove to the lake Basomtso, which has an island in the middle of it. On the island is a monastery. This was our last stop before driving all the way back to Lhasa. We eventually arrived back in Lhasa in the pouring rain but all the souvenir shops in the old quarter were still open so we could do some last minute Tibetan shopping. We bought some Tanka in a shop and ... 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