Guge Kingdom citadel's by frenchfrog

Tsaparang - China, Tibet View of the Tsaparang Citadel. The kingdom of Guge was established in the 9th century following the assassination of the anti Buddhist king Langdarma and breakup of the Yarlung Empire. His descendents traveled west and established a capital at Tsaparang. The 10th century king Yeshe-O and the translator Rinchen Zangpo worked together with Atisha to reestablish Buddhism in Tibet and built over 100 Monasteries

Uploaded: Feb, 19 2009 | Taken: Sep, 24 2008| Viewed: 29 times Camera: NIKON CORPORATION | Model: NIKON D40X | Exposure 10/3200s, ISO 100 | FLength: 35mm | SW: Picasa 3.0