Xiahe

The Great Prayer Festival

Walking through the warrens and alleys of the huge lamasery, side by side with pilgrims and monks, feels like one has encoutered another world.

Facts F History	Diary F People
The Buddhism A short description of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. The Labrang Lamasery At its peak the monastery housed nearly 4000 monks, but their ranks were decimated during the Cultural Revolution, when monks and buildings tooks a heavy beating. The numbers are gradually recovering, and there are about 1200 monks today.	[6 Aug. mitigé606060 Lanzhou-Xiahe bus 280km Hotel Labrang] Les tentes proposé606060es par notre hotel semblent cosy mais heureusement nous dormons dans le batiment principal. Soiré606060e cool avec Leon and Edith. Entre tapis volants et gazoduc. Le lendemain, une belle balade à666 vé606060lo dans les rues boueuses de Xiahe. La pluie me lave non seulement le visage mais aussi l'esprit.
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	At 2920m above sea level My survival chinese: Alcool in general: ju; beer: pi-ju; wine: poto-ju (influence of Macao and its portuguese wine)