China issues demolition order on world’s largest religious town in Tibet
I was there literally three days ago. The place is nothing short of breathtaking. 
Nestled at 4200km, it was a three day motorbike ride from Chengdu. Even at its foothills, you have no concept of the scale of the town hiding in the hills.<p>This will truly be a tragic loss - the town is much more than the 'slum' it is represented as - it's arguably the most important Buddhist learning institution in the world..<p>Photos for the interested from my visit: <a href="http://travel.ninjito.com/dump/2016-06-15-Larung-Gar/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://travel.ninjito.com/dump/2016-06-15-Larung-Gar/index.h...</a><p>Edit: Got a good internet connection, uploaded decent photos.