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A monk prepares a steaming pot of yak butter tea at Garthar Monastery.

Kham, Litang, Sichuan, China

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 24.4 Mpixels (69.8 MB uncompressed) - 6048x4032 pixels (20.2x13.4 in / 51.2x34.1 cm at 300 ppi)

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A loaded tractor rolls past a fortress-like home in Danba, known as "The Kingdom of Watchtowers" and "Beauty Valley."

A monk prepares a steaming pot of yak butter tea at Garthar Monastery.

Young monks spend most of their days studying Buddhist scripture both inside Garthar Monastery and En Plein Air.