This is a film looking at the various regions of Tibet and the wonders, both natural and man-made, that they hold. This includes many monasteries perched on high cliffs, or in remote areas; as well as such wonders as the salt fields in Markham, or the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, which rivals the Grand Canyon in the US. We also see some of the luminous mountains in the Himalayas at dawn.
Historically the film looks at the ruins of the almost forgotten Guge Kingdom, and the fortresses (dzong) that stand out in the landscape. We also visit Kailash and Manasarovar, and the beautiful Namtso Lake. Some of the monasteries we visit are Palcho, Samye, Siling (clinging to a cliffside), Ganden and Jokhang. We end up in Lhasa and at the iconic Potala Palace.
The film is mainly made of drone photography, really of the highest quality, filmed throughout the seasons, allowing us to see these places in a new light. The narration is intelligent and well-researched. The film is part of a series I will introduce here in the coming weeks covering other countries of interest.
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A beautiful film. But it made me so angry to watch. When I visited Tibet in 2005 most of the monasteries were in ruins and Chinese military roamed the plaza in front of the Potala Palace. Tibetan culture is on the brink of obliteration. It is fine (and valuable) to celebrate it, but there should be some acknowledgement of the tremendous loss and thousands of deaths of monks and other Tibetans.