Posted by: Dhammañāṇa
« on: January 13, 2014, 11:12:32 PM »Quote from: www.scmp.com
Fire destroys most of ancient Tibetan town of Dukezong in Shangri-la
A blaze that raged for nearly 10 hours has destroyed most of a 1,300-year-old Tibetan town in Shangri-la, in Yunnan province.
Hundreds of buildings, including one with monument status dating to the early 17th century, were destroyed in the fire which began early yesterday in Dukezong Ancient Town....[more, look source ]
PUBLISHED : Saturday, 11 January, 2014, 1:42pm
UPDATED : Sunday, 12 January, 2014, 4:21pm