2017
KANGTSA MEDICAL COLLEGE
Kangtsa is a small monastery situated on the border between Zorge and Karkya. Along with Shakyong and Takster, it is among the oldest Gelukpa monas...
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2017
THE TIBETAN PONCHO
As in the case of its South American cousin, on the Tibetan Plateau the poncho is worn for riding, for walking in the rain and braving the ever cha...
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2017
THE FIRST SNOW
The first snow is a soft reminder that winter is coming. After a string of sunny, crisp days, it soothes the grassland in moisture, coaxing the pla...
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2017
AUTUMN IS HERE
It starts with frosty mornings and frozen flowers. Soon the bushes turn red and yellow, and the pasture goes from green to golden with all the shad...
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2017
THE THIRD DAY OF THE TIBETAN PICNIC
The third and last day is the wildest. Around 3:00 pm the tent dismantling process begins, and along with that, the water fights, pitting men again...
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2017
NEIGHBOURS
Norlha is a member of a closely knit community where relations between people and those with animals are closely synched in the rhythm of everyday ...
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2017
ODE TO SUMMER
There is a magic ten days on the plateau in mid-July that marks the height of the wildflower season.
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2017
THE SECOND DAY OF THE TIBETAN PICNIC
On the second day, the games begin; traditional games like tug of war and races, party games like eating a dangling apple or feeding each other yog...
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2017
THE LAST OF SUMMER
Spring on the plateau is the least remarkable of seasons. It creeps in quietly, with the exhausted pasture turning from brown to a timid green.
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2017
THE FIRST DAY OF THE TIBETAN PICNIC
Tibetan picnics are a world unto themselves, a celebration of summer, of blue skies with billowing clouds, of green expanses; a time to enjoy natur...
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2017
AUTUMN IS APPROACHING
A relatively new concept on the plateau, yak khullu blankets made by Norlha bring out the richness and warmth of this remarkable fibre.
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2017
AUTUMN LINEAGE COLLECTION
Autumn is the grassland’s richest season. Summer, with its vibrant shades, long days, torrential rains and bright sunshine may be the most inviting...
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