| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-04-01 | | Edition Description: | Revised |
| Size | | Length: | 364 pages | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 12.0 oz |
Publisher's Note The Forbidden Kingdom . . . Shangri-la . . . the Land of Snows . . . Tibet is here revealed in all its beauty, magic, and mystery. This award-winning book, now revised and updated, contains an illustrated iconographical guide, a phrase book, and a glossary of terms. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs, maps, monastery floor plans, and rare photos of historic places as they once were.
Tibet, the Forbidden Kingdom, Shangri-la, the Land of Snows, is here revealed in all its beauty, magic, and mystery. "Tibet Guide" contains an illustrated iconographic guide, a phrase book, and a glossary of terms. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs, maps, monastery floor plans, and rare photos of historic places as they once were, "The Tibet Guide" provides answers to questions about travel logistics as well as explanations of the history, politics, and Buddhist culture of Tibet.
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