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Gyantse and surrounding countryside

Fort Gyantse
Fort Gyantse		 Hotel room in Gyantse
Hotel room in Gyantse		 Hotel room - Tibetan style is very ornate
Hotel room - Tibetan style is very ornate		 g1/78/68278/3/115081263.gXDwnBrq.jpg
Tibetan glaciers are melting at 7 percent per year
Tibetan glaciers are melting at 7 percent per year		 g1/78/68278/3/115081265.emyAMe5s.jpg The great Kumbum Stupa completed in 1427AD
The great Kumbum Stupa completed in 1427AD		 Entrance to a chapel within the stupa
Entrance to a chapel within the stupa
Kumbum Stupa
Kumbum Stupa		 There are many Buddhas Guardians and frescoes in the approx 70 chapels in the stupa
There are many Buddhas Guardians and frescoes in the approx 70 chapels in the stupa		 g3/78/68278/3/115081270.U9rK9j1K.jpg Once inside the stupa there are 9 stories of ladders and stairs to climb
Once inside the stupa there are 9 stories of ladders and stairs to climb
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Guardian or protector
Guardian or protector		 Another hilltop structure
Another hilltop structure		 g3/78/68278/3/115081279.H0dlDCyK.jpg Horse and cart is very common
Horse and cart is very common
Local shop
Local shop		 g1/78/68278/3/115081283.lVrVcnB9.jpg Gyantse street scene
Gyantse street scene		 Tibetan countryside fort and monastery
Tibetan countryside fort and monastery
Ruins on top of the hill
Ruins on top of the hill		 Yak dung deposited on the fence walls to dry - stored for winter heating
Yak dung deposited on the fence walls to dry - stored for winter heating
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