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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

A hundred years ago in Tibet

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception 

A hundred years ago in Tibet: Fascinating glimpse inside mysterious kingdom through the eyes of some of the first Europeans to visit Forbidden City a century ago

First: This image shows the Tibeten forbidden city of Lhasa, photographed from afar by British troops in 1904
These remarkable images were taken by the first expedition of British soldiers to enter the mysterious Tibetan capital city of Lhasa in 1904. The expedition was led by Colonel Francis Younghusband but initiated by the Viceroy of India Lord Curzon who was obsessed with stopping Russia from gaining control in the country.

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