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North-East Tibet

The area around Lhasa is known in Tibetan as Ü province. It's dotted with many monasteries and nunneries of which the best known are Reting, Drigung Til and Tidrum nunnery. The lovely valleys have an untouched and timeless quality that makes them seem much further away from Lhasa than they actually are. The roads are rough but it’s well worth the effort to make it out here.

Pilgrims in a truck on their way to Reting monastery. Tibet, ChinaA pile of yak sculls and horns at Reting monastery. Tibet, ChinaDrigung Til monastery sprouts from a high, steep ridge overlooking the Drigung valley. Tibet, ChinaThe main dürtro at Drigung Til monastery, the holiest sky-burial site in the Lhasa region, at sunset. Tibet, ChinaThe main dürtro at Drigung Til monastery, the holiest sky-burial site in the Lhasa region, at sunset. Tibet, ChinaDrigung Til monastery sprouts from a high, steep ridge overlooking the Drigung valley. Tibet, ChinaTibetans travel hundreds of kilometers to bring their deceased relatives to Drigung Til monastery for a sky-burial. Monks receive gifts in the main courtyard just before the sky-burial begins. Tibet, ChinaTibetans travel hundreds of kilometers to bring their deceased relatives to Drigung Til monastery for a sky-burial. Monks receive gifts in the main courtyard just before the sky-burial begins. Tibet, China

 
Vultures and eagles approach Drigung Til monastery during a sky-burial. Tibet, ChinaVultures and eagles approach Drigung Til monastery during a sky-burial. Tibet, ChinaVultures and eagles approach Drigung Til monastery during a sky-burial. Tibet, ChinaVultures and eagles approach Drigung Til monastery during a sky-burial. Tibet, ChinaVultures and eagles approach Drigung Til monastery during a sky-burial. Tibet, ChinaThe Kora at Drigung Til monastery heads up the hill to the main dürtro, the holiest sky-burial site in the Lhasa region. Tibet, China Overview of the main dürtro at Drigung Til monastery , the holiest sky-burial site in the Lhasa region. Tibet, ChinaThe medicinal hot springs at Tidrum nunnery in a narrow gorge. Tibet, China  
 
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