At the Kumbum Monastery (AKA Ta'er) in western China near XiNing, you only need to do 100,000 full body kowtow to get your wish granted. Yes, only 100,000. If you are wishing to lose weight, your wish will be granted for sure.
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Visite d’un temple de moines tibétains de la secte des Gelupka (bonnets jaunes), près de Xining dans la province du Qinghaï en Chine. C'est un des plus importants monastères tibétains. De nombreux pèlerins vêtus de leurs plus beaux habits viennent s'y recueillir. Les prises de vue ont été faites...
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Tibet, Roof of the World, has remained isolated from the outside world, a land of fascination and mystery for travelers. It was only in the mid-1980s that foreign tourists were official allowed into Tibet by the new Chinese overlords. I traveled there in 2000, with a small group of adventure tr...
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A very very short summary of my second trip to Tibet in 2006. From Kathmandu all the 1000km on the Friendship Highway past places like Gyantse, Shigatse to Lhasa - the Roof of the World, the Seat of the Gods. A flat tire and a broken axle is just part of the game.
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RIH-DVD-TIBET - Tibet Adventures Our first stop in Tibetwas Lhasa an altitude of over 12,000 feet. While in Lhasa, the heart and soul of Tibet we visited many of the sacred places for the Tibetans s...
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