Blacksmithing, a dying art in Trashiyangtse

Chorten Tshering, 64, one of the only three blacksmiths in Bayling, Trashiyangtse. Most days he is busy in his small hut where he does his smithing work. It is Saturday. Students from College of Zorig Chusum come to ask whether he had made Zocha, a curving tool they had ordered. To read more, please subscribe by registering […]

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