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The fortress of Nagartse, which protected a 17th century trade route from Kathmandu to Lhasa, above the drab concrete shacks of the modern village.
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The fortress of Nagartse, which protected a 17th century trade route from...

Palkhorchoede Monastery in Gyantse, on the route from Kathmandu to Lhasa. The monastery and the "Stupa of the Thousand Buddhas" are surrounded by a fortress-like wall. The windowless tower on the hill- top is used to hang up tangkas (buddhist paintings).
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Palkhorchoede Monastery in Gyantse, on the route from Kathmandu to Lhasa....

The Abbot's house of Shalu Monastery near Shigatse lies, like the monastery, far from any other settlement in one of Tibet's high valleys. It is decorated with bushes festooned with the traditional prayer flags. See 05-01-03/30-40
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The Abbot's house of Shalu Monastery near Shigatse lies, like the monastery...

Shalu Monastery, in a lonely Tibetan valley, was founded around 1040 and enlarged and embellished by Chinese craftsmen in the 14th, hence the typically Chinese roofs covered with dark green tiles. See 05-01-03/30-40
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Shalu Monastery, in a lonely Tibetan valley, was founded around 1040 and...

Shalu Monastery, in a lonely Tibetan valley, was founded around 1040 and enlarged and embellished by Chinese craftsmen in the 14th, hence the typically Chinese roofs covered with dark green tiles.
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Shalu Monastery, in a lonely Tibetan valley, was founded around 1040 and...

Shalu Monastery, in a lonely Tibetan valley, was founded around 1040 and enlarged and embellished by Chinese craftsmen in the 14th, hence the typically Chinese toofs covered with dark green tiles. See 05-01-03/30-40
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Shalu Monastery, in a lonely Tibetan valley, was founded around 1040 and...

Entrance doors to Shalu Monastery show a pair of dog-like dragons with their cub. Shalu was much damaged during the Cultural Revolution and some twenty resident monks, down from a former 300, try to restore the buildings and paintings.
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Entrance doors to Shalu Monastery show a pair of dog-like dragons with th...

Entrance doors to Shalu monastery show a pair of lions with their cub. Shalu was much damaged during the Cultural Revolution and some twenty resident monks, down from a former 300, try to restore the buildings and paintings. See 05-01-03/30-40
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Entrance doors to Shalu monastery show a pair of lions with their cub. Shalu wa...

Buddhist paintings on the first-floor gallery of Shalu Monastery. First from left, sitting on lotus flower, is the"Buddha of Immeasurable Splendour" Shalu was much damaged during the Cultural Revolution. Of the former 300 monks, only 20 remain today.
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Buddhist paintings on the first-floor gallery of Shalu Monastery. First f...

Intricate woodcarving, showing a Buddha figure, on one of the capitals of Shalu Monastery, Tibet. Shalu was much damaged during the Cultural Revolution and some 20 resident monks, down from a former 300, try to restore the buildings and paintings.
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Intricate woodcarving, showing a Buddha figure, on one of the capitals of S...

Eye-like design on the woodwork of Shalu Monastery, Tibet. Shalu was much damaged during the Cultural Revolution and some twenty resident monks, down from a former 300, try to restore buildings and paintings. See 05-01-03/30-40
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Eye-like design on the woodwork of Shalu Monastery, Tibet. Shalu was much da...

Central Hall of Shalu Monastery. Tibet. Shalu was much damaged during the Cultural Revolution and some twenty resident monks, down from a former 300, try to restore buildings and paintings. The monks have turned the Central Hall into their sleeping quarters.
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Central Hall of Shalu Monastery. Tibet. Shalu was much damaged during the...