Aug 6, 2006 - General view of Litang's Chöde Gompa monastery in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the North of Sichuan.

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Aug 6, 2006 - General view of Litang's Chöde Gompa monastery in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the North of China's Sichuan province. During Mao's Cultural Revolution destroyed, monasteries in the Tibetan parts of China are now being rebuilt as they have become quite lucrative destinations for the Chinese tourism industry.

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