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In the barren landscape of remote western Tibet lies the ruins of a mysterious kingdom A kingdom whose capitalwas 3600 meters high on the Tibetan plateau. A kingdom that offers archaeological treasures that compare with Italy?s Pompeii. Once controlling the trade in gold, silk and spices between India and China, it was a kingdom of fabulous wealth and greatreligious significance. For two centuries it was the cradle of Himalayan Buddhism. Yet this spiritual and commercial hub, which prospered for?seven centuries, vanished without a trace in 1630. Until now the mystery of what was the Tibetan kingdom ofGuge has remained unresolved.
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