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Tibet Trip 20th June until 7th July, 2009
>> Gyantse and surrounding countryside
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Gyantse and surrounding countryside
Fort Gyantse
Hotel room in Gyantse
Hotel room - Tibetan style is very ornate
Tibetan glaciers are melting at 7 percent per year
The great Kumbum Stupa completed in 1427AD
Entrance to a chapel within the stupa
Kumbum Stupa
There are many Buddhas Guardians and frescoes in the approx 70 chapels in the stupa
Once inside the stupa there are 9 stories of ladders and stairs to climb
Guardian or protector
Another hilltop structure
Horse and cart is very common
Local shop
Gyantse street scene
Tibetan countryside fort and monastery
Ruins on top of the hill
Yak dung deposited on the fence walls to dry - stored for winter heating
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