Spinning prayer wheel a must-do in Shangri-La

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chinadaily.com.cn 2020-06-19 10:33:08

Tourists and locals are spinning the huge prayer wheel in the ancient town of Dukezong in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan autonomous region in Southwest China’s Yunnan province.

The 21-meter-high gold-plated bronze prayer wheel, weighing 60,000 kilograms, is the second largest of its kind in Asia. Built in 2002, it has become a famous tourist attraction in Shangri-La

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Chinese artist uses outsider art to assist people with mental disabilities	U.S. San Diego Zoo shares first-look photos of two pandas from China	Pear Blossom	Deqin was transformed into a magical fairy tale world.	Yubeng Village in Snow

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