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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. This Tibetan bride is wearing her finest on wedding day. They marked the day combining a traditional Tibetan ceremony with a Chinese-style dinner afterwards..
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  • China, Anye Machen, 2007. These hardy souls tend yak at 15,000 feet near Anye Machen, a mountain sacred to Buddhists. Subsisting almost entirely on their animals, they are self-sufficient in a forbidding place..
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  • China, Hezhuo, 2005. Riders wait on the crest of a hill to join a massive display of horses and horsemanship at the Hezhuo Cultural Festival..
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  • China, Huangzhong, 2005. A chilly afternoon does not prevent these monks from gathering for the afternoon lecture. The Kumbum Monastery, as it is also known, is a prominent center for the Gelukpa, or Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism..
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  • China, Anye Machen, 2005. Summertime's moody weather obscures the summit of 15,000 ft. Anye Machen (to the right), sacred to Tibetans and a place for merit-gaining pilgrimages..
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  • China, Xiahe, 2007. The strongest young riders and the fastest horses are chosen for a single wild race at this nomad ceremony near the Sanke Pass in Gansu Province.
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  • China, Hezhuo, 2007. Riders wait on the crest of a hill to join a massive display of horses and horsemanship at the Hezhuo Cultural Festival..
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  • China, Guoluo, 2005. The symphony of colors and shades present in a Tibetan man's traditional clothing.
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  • China, Guoluo, 2005. In the bright sun of midday, a Tibetan man surveys the empty streets of Guoluo.
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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. Tibetan nomads gather every year for a ceremony and horse race on the high altitude plain near Sanke Pass.
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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. Nomads from camps far away make it to the ceremonies before the annual horse race high up on the Sanke Plain.
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  • China, Gyalthang, 2005. A fall storm looms over this well-tended stupa near Gyalthang, the Tibetan name for the town recently renamed "Shangri La" by the government..
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  • China, Hezhuo, 2005. A chain of riders stretches over the hills in a scene worthy of an epic film. Every August the Hezhuo Cultural Festival attracts thousands of Tibetans..
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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. The strongest young riders and the fastest horses are chosen for a single wild race at this nomad ceremony near the Sanke Pass in Gansu Province..
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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. A monthly meeting of monks from the province was occasion for cleaning and festive arrangements at Labrang Monastery in Gansu..
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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. The right hands of the truly devout are often calloused from the effort of keeping prayer wheels constantly turning clockwise..
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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. Relatives wait outside for the bride and groom to arrive. Participants were welcomed to a traditional Tibetan ceremony and a Chinese dinner..
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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. Lustrous in the soft afternoon light, the distinctive low rumble of Tibetan Buddhist horns graces both daily prayers and celebrations..
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  • China, Hezhuo, 2005. A stupa rises high above Tibetans who came from all over Gansu to enjoy the two-day Hezhuo Cultural Festival.
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  • China, Sanke Pass, 2005. Hundreds of nomads on horses and motorcycles descended on this inhospitable spot near Xiahe in Gansu. Chosen as the best rider from his group, this boy would let no one touch his mount before the race..
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  • China, Guoluo, 2005. At the base of a "mani ka," or prayer hill, a Tibetan sews prayer flags to the lines that will suspend them in the air..
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  • China, Anye Machen, 2005. These hardy souls tend yak at 15,000 feet near Anye Machen, a mountain sacred to Buddhists. Subsisting almost entirely on their animals, they are self-sufficient in a forbidding place..
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  • China, Anye Machen, 2005. A full "kora," or circumnavigation, of this holy mountain takes Buddhist pilgrims eight to ten days. At a base elevation of almost ten thousand feet, it is cold here year round..
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  • China, Anye Machen, 2007. A full "kora," or circumnavigation, of this holy mountain takes Buddhist pilgrims eight to ten days. At a base elevation of almost ten thousand feet, it is cold here year round..
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  • China, Anye Machen, 2007. Prayer flags at a Qinghai "mani ka," or prayer hill. Inscribed with verse, and tied to the highest places men can reach, prayers are released to heaven each time the wind blows..
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  • China, Guoluo, 2005. A beautifully etched Buddha is draped in white and yellow, symbols of respect from pilgrims attracted to the thin air and clean life in this town at 8,000 feet..
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  • China, Anye Machen, 2005. One of the many approaches to the eight day "kora" or circumnavigation of Anye Machen, which at 15,000 ft, is holy to Tibetan Buddhists..
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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. With all the enthusiasm a roomful of friends can impart, these women sing their hearts out at a friend?s Tibetan wedding..
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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. Winter footwear is kept outside the debate hall at Labrang Monastery in Xiahe. This important monastery once housed and educated over a thousand monks..
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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. High up on the 6,000 ft. plain near Sanke Pass, nomads choose the best young riders for a single race, bringing prestige to their clan..
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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. A welcome home to an important elder is marked by painted sand patterns and monks in attendance..
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  • China, Anye Machen, 2005. Prayer flags at a Qinghai "mani ka," or prayer hill. Inscribed with verse, and tied to the highest places men can reach, prayers are released to heaven each time the wind blows..
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