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Mustang: A Kingdom on the Edge
Al Jazeera's Steve Chao follows the struggle of the Tibetan people to preserve an ancient culture.
Al Jazeera Correspondent Last Modified: 20 Feb 2012 13:18

While Tibetan Buddhism is squeezed inside of China's borders, there is a place where it still survives intact: Upper Mustang - a once forbidden kingdom high in the Nepalese Himalayas.

Al Jazeera's Steve Chao travels there to document the fight to preserve an ancient culture, as China expands its influence into Nepal, and the modern world slowly creeps in.

 


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