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The fertile plain of Shigatse, at an altitude of       
3.800 m. Tara Mountain and Shigatse fortress in        
center background.
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The fertile plain of Shigatse, at an altitude of 3.800 m. Tara Mountain a...

Yaks graze in the swampland of the Brahmaputra         
near Lhasa.
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Yaks graze in the swampland of the Brahmaputra near Lhasa.

A farmhouse in the Brahmaputra valley.
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A farmhouse in the Brahmaputra valley.

A Tibetan woman sweeps the last kernels from the       
threshing floor in front of her house.
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A Tibetan woman sweeps the last kernels from the threshing floor in front...

Tibetan farmers winnowing barley on the threshing floor
in front of their house.
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Tibetan farmers winnowing barley on the threshing floor in front of their house.

Tibetan women use winnowing fans to separate           
corn from chaff.
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Tibetan women use winnowing fans to separate corn from chaff.

View from Kampala Pass (4.800 m) into the valley       
of the Brahmaputra.
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View from Kampala Pass (4.800 m) into the valley of the Brahmaputra.