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Tea Horse Road Chronicles – A Gathering of Women
Nomadic women of Ganze gather on a grassland to take part in a horse festival. It was through and over such high grasslands that the Tea Horse Road moved towards Dzogong, Chamdo, Lhasa and beyond. Nomads and their lands were … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian History, Cha Ma Gu Dao, Expedition, Himalayas, Horse Racing Festival, Jeff Fuchs, Lhasa, Nomads, tea and mountains, Tea Horse Road, tea horse road chronicles, Tibet, trade routes
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Horses, Blue and a Rail
Qinghai or for the Tibetans, Amdo – Michael and I have entered from the eastern Gansu border by that ‘everywhere’ mode of transportation in this part of the world, the bus. The struggle is as usual present; coming out of … Continue reading
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Tagged Amdo, China travel, Expedition, exploration, Gansa, Horse Race, Horse Racing Festival, Horses, Jeff Fuchs, Nomadic Horse Race, Nomads, Qinghai, railway, Tibet, tibet travel, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, Yak, yaks
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