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Title: Fire destroys most of ancient Tibetan town of Dukezong in Shangri-la
Post by: Dhammañāṇa on January 13, 2014, 11:12:32 PM
Quote from: www.scmp.com (http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1403061/night-fire-destroys-ancient-tibetan-town-yunnan)
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 (http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1403061/night-fire-destroys-ancient-tibetan-town-yunnan)]

PUBLISHED : Saturday, 11 January, 2014, 1:42pm
UPDATED : Sunday, 12 January, 2014, 4:21pm



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