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2008-10-23

Golog Tibet Autonomous Prefecture

"Golog Tibet Autonomous Prefecture is located in southeastern Qinghai province, in the Amdo region of Tibet. Over 90% of the 125,000 people who live in Golog are Tibetan. Most of the people in Golog are nomadic with many of them living in traditional style Tibetan tents. Most of Golog is well above 4000m / 13,120 feet so summers are short and winters are long and cold. Golog is famous across the Tibetan Plateau as being the home of Amnye Machen, one of the 4 main holy mountains of Tibet. Each year"

http://kekexili.typepad.com/life_on_the_tibetan_plate/2008/05/golok-holy-moun.html

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