China, Tibet, Lhasa, A monk walks up a steep cobblestone walkway in the Ganden Buddhist Monastery which sits at the top of a natural amphitheater on Wangbur Mountain. It founded in 1409 AD but was mostly destroyed in 1959 by the Chinese military.

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Size: 3417px × 5125px
Location: China, Tibet.
Photo credit: © Jon G Fuller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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