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Tibet: Environmental Destruction: Part IV
Ganden Monastery following its destruction during the Cultural Revolution. Although parts were rebuilt, Ganden was closed in 1996 by the Chinese to punish the monks for having photographs of the Dalai Lama. [Galen Rowell]
Ruins of the monastery at Tingri, destroyed during the Cultural Revolution (U-Tsang) [Barbara Bussell]
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