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 Sunday, 20 July 2008
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Buddhist monks, one quite cheerful, at Sera Monastery, near Lhasa

Overview

Sensory overload in a sweeping terrain - and some happening festivals too.

'Shangri La', 'the Rooftop of the World' - locked away in its Himalayan fortress, Tibet has long exercised a siren's hold on the imagination of the West. Tibetans are used to hardship and, despite the disastrous Chinese occupation, they have managed to keep their culture and humour alive.