Dragon Tales- The Maverick Monk in the La La Land
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From the cold and foggy DochuLa we drove down to the low lying sub tropical Punakha passing through winding bumpy roads and dense green forests.Punakha has a special place in the history of Bhutan.It was their old capital and the Punakha Dzong is the second largest and oldest dzongs in the country.Two major rivers Mo Chhu and Po Chhu converge here.
Chocolate mountains topped with chortens and cluster of houses gave way to terraced rice fields and farmlands.Weather was pleasanly warm .We got down at Sopsokha village to see the rural side of Bhutan.About 70% of the Bhutanese stay in the villages and agriculture is their main source of income.This hilly fertile land is ideal for rice and it is their main crop.Maize,buckwheat,potatoes are the other crops.There are many ongoing ambitious projects to make the country…
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