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	Unravelling the mysteries of Guge (China Daily, 5/8/03
		The Guge ruins, covering 720,000 square metres atop a 300-metre hill, have since falling prey to the attacks of nature, their many mysteries still unsolved.
		All this, said Zhang, was likely to arouse concern among the royal family of Guge and may have contributed to their decision to turn a new religion to counter the rising Buddhist power, when the Christian missionaries arrived in their remote corner of the world.
		Guge's population, believed to top 100,000, was spread along the valley of the Xiangquan (Elephant Spring) River, the upper reaches of the Sutlej.
	www.tibetanliberation.org /0511guge.html (0 words)

	Guge \| Kailashzone
		Guge, or Tsamda (Zhada), is one of the three regions of Ngari, situated to the South-west of Mount Kailash and bordering India on the west.
		Guge was a regional kingdom, which was established in the 10th century after the monarchy of Tibet collapsed.
		While he was in prison, the news reached the Guge Kingdom and Jangchup Od went to Gorlog and visited the imprisoned Lha Lama Yeshi-O. Jangchup-O informed him that the Guge Kingdom had collected an amount of gold but they had not yet gathered as much as the size of his head.
	www.kailashzone.org /pages/ngari/guge.html (1305 words)

	Ruins of Guge Kingdom, Tibet travel, Tibet Travel Information
		While these ruins were once an imperial estate which fell into disrepair after the civil revolt and the invasion of the allied armies of eight foreign countries, the Guge kingdom also encountered civil strife and foreign attacks which fragmented the once prosperous state.
		Established in about the 10th century, the Guge Kingdom was founded by one branch of descendants of a nearby crumbled Kingdom.
		Palaces, temples and local residences are distributed from the top to the bottom and only secret roads lead to the top, a layout designed to indicate the supremacy of the king and to ensure the safety of the palaces.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/tibet/ngari/guge_tomb.htm (0 words)

	UFO Area: Mysterious Kingdom of Guge
		The region in the vicinity of the legendary Guge kingdom is mostly covered with dry desert and fantastic clay forests extending several hundred square kilometers.
		Probably, the mystery of Guge is connected to its sudden disappearance.
		In the northern part of the Guge ruins there are the Piyang caves another sacred place of Tibet.
	www.ufoarea.com /aas_guge.html (1110 words)

	The Pompeii of Tibet
		The Guge Kingdom in Ngari, Tibet, is discussed within archeological circles in similarly reverential tones as the Mayan Civilization and Pompeii.
		A paper mask in the ruins of the Guge city upon which are written Portuguese quotations from the Bible was a discovery that sent tremors through architectural and historical circles, as it provided indisputable corroboration of the religious war theory.
		Lugba Township north of the Guge city ruins was the main source of the silver and gold wares used in the Guge Kingdom.
	www.china.org.cn /english/travel/179151.htm (1326 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Guge (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Guge was an ancient kingdom in Western Tibet.
		The ruins of Guge are located 1200 miles westwards from Lhasa within the Chinese controlled territory of Tibet itself, not too far from Mount Kailash.
		Perhaps as a consequence of this, an Islamic army of Ladakhis came from present day Kashmir and conquered Guge castle in 1632; the 700-year-old kingdom was destroyed.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Guge (620 words)

	Guge Castle - Guge Ruins - Tibet Travel Service
		Guge's colored paintings, frescos and sculptures are rich works of a high artistic level and immense research value.
		The Guge ruins are a historical and cultural treasure.
		Besides the ruins of the Guge Kingdom, Ngari also boasts a number of noted monasteries, temples and ruins, including the Toding Monastery at the county town of Zhada, the Kegya monastery in Burang County, the Rutog Monastery in Rutog County, and the Doshang and Shangze ruins.
	www.tibettravel.cn /City_Guide/Guge_Ruins_2.htm (402 words)

	Ngari (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The county town of Zhada and the ruins of Guge, which are 18 km away from the county town, are surrounded by uninterrupted clay forests.
		Guge's colored paintings, frescos and sculptures are rich works of a high artistic level and immense research value.
		Besides the ruins of the Guge Kingdom, Ngari also boasts a number of noted monasteries, temples and ruins, including the Toding Monastery at the county town of Zhada, the Kegya monastery in Burang County, the Rutog Monastery in Rutog County, and the Doshang and Shangze ruins.
	www.tibetinfor.com.cn /tibetzt/ali/guge/menu.htm (1069 words)

	Tibet -Mt. Kailash and Guge Kingdom Trek - Alpine Asian Adventure Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The attractions of Guge Kingdom Trek/Tour are the Hidden Guge Kingdom, Guge Valley, Tsaparang Castle, Tholing Monastery, Palaces and Monasteries under Guge Kingdom, Zhada country, holy Mt. Kailash, Trekking around Mt. Kailash, Manasarover, high passes, Land and golden hills on the way to Guge, walking and camping in Tibet etc.
		Guge Kingdom was founded on tenth century by a descendant of King Lang Darma, who fled from Lhasa after the collapse of Tubo Kingdom.
		The Guge ruins lie at a hill top near a river covering 180,000 square meters, houses, coves dwelling, Monasteries and stupas are distributed on the hill and surrounding area.
	www.alpinehimalaya.com /guge.htm (314 words)

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		Guge is a golden mountain of earth, twice taller than wide.
		Beyond the green marshes at the foot of Guge, evidence of intensive cultivation is well preserved: old furrows are etched in chalky soil, attesting to the presence of sown fields.
		But during Guge's heyday, with no trucks to bring rice, the "desert" surrounding Guge would have been irrigated, and the tracts of alluvial land, for miles up and down the Sutlej, were intensively cultivated for several generations.
	www.angelfire.com /trek/tibet0/Tibet023/Tibet023.htm (2279 words)

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		A paper mask in the ruins of the Guge city upon which are written Portuguese quotations from the Bible was a discovery that sent tremors through architectural and historical circles, as it provided indisputable corroboration of the religious war theory.
		Lugba Township north of the Guge city ruins was the main source of the silver and gold wares used in the Guge Kingdom.
		Newly excavated sculptures, carvings and murals in the ancient Guge Kingdom in recent years, together with studies of the distinct symmetry the Guge city remains, are helping archeologists to piece together the story of this lost civilization.
	www.chinatoday.com.cn /English/e2006/e200608/p52.htm (1326 words)

	CHINA INSIGHT JULY-AUGUST 2000
		The capital of Guge was the city of Zaburang situated 18 km west of the present county town of Zhada on the southern banks of the Langqen Zangpo River (Xiangquanhe in Chinese).
		Guge was large in extent but sparsely populated; the capital only had about 500 inhabitants when the Jesuits arrived.
		The fall of Guge did not, surprisingly, mean the immediate end of the Jesuit mission as might have been expected once the king, who was the political power supporting the mission, had been captured.
	website.lineone.net /~ccbs-uk/guge.htm (3587 words)

	Lhasa, Mt. Kailash and Guge Kingdom — Tibet: 22 days (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A thorough exploration of ruins of ancient mystical Guge Kingdom in the remotest western Tibet, an arduous trek around Mt. Kailash crossing Drolma La at 5630meter, encounters with Tibetan Nomads and the views of snowy peaks are the major components of the trip.
		Today we make a detailed visit through the ruins of Guge Kingdom which was founded around tenth century and played an important role in the second transmission in Tibet, survived about 700 years and disappeared mysteriously in the 17th century.
		Guge Kingdom is now famous for its murals, sculptures and stone inscriptions, which are attached with those surviving structures.
	www.explore-himalaya.com /tibet/kailashLhasaGugeKingdom.php (3350 words)

	Project Himalaya Tibet \| Saga Dawa Kailash & Guge
		The Tibetan plateau, at an average altitude of 4500 meters, is an untamed land of nomads (drokpas), yaks, wild ass (kyang), sand dunes, and grasslands, bordered on the Nepali side by range after range of snow-capped mountains.
		Today we make an extensive visit to the ruins of the ancient Guge Kingdom, which was founded in the 10th century, and played an important role in the second coming of Buddhism to Tibet.
		Guge Kingdom is now rightly famous for its Buddhist murals, sculptures and stone inscriptions, a fusion of Northern Indian Buddhist art, Kashmiri art, Tibetan classic art and Chinese art.
	www.project-himalaya.com /trek-tibet-kailash-guge.html (4125 words)

	Guge Valley and Kailash Mansarovar Tour, Tibet Kailash Mansarovar Tour, Tsaprang & Toling Tour, Wester Tibet Tour, ...
		Guge Valley and Kailash Mansarovar Tour, Tibet Kailash Mansarovar Tour, Tsaprang and Toling Tour, Wester Tibet Tour, Kailash Parikarma, Excursion to Kailash manasarovar, Lhasa Sightseeing Tour
		TSAPARANG and TOLING were the capital of The Guge Kingdom in Western Tibet.
		The old city is a fairy tale castle of caves and passageways honeycombed in a tall ridge of ancient deposits.
	www.kailashtour.com /guge_kailash_mansarovar.php (130 words)

	Tibet Attraction: Ruins of Guge Kingdom, Nagri
		Guge Kingdom was built on a small hill in Ngari in the 10th century.
		In each corner of the city wall there is a blockhouse for soldiers to scout the enemy in order to defend their motherland.
		Whether it is under the rosy dawn or beautiful dusk, you should not miss the opportunity to witness the solemn beauty of the Ruins of Guge Kingdom.
	www.tibettrip.com /ngari/guge-kingdom-ruins.htm (509 words)

	Ruins of Guge Kingdom,Ngari Travel Guides-China City Tours Guide (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Guge Kingdom was founded in about the tenth century by a descendant of King Lang Darma, who fled from Lhasa after the collapse of the Tubo Kingdom.
		The Guge Kingdom is famous for its murals, sculptures and stone inscriptions, which are attached to the surviving structures.
		The wall of Guge is actually a library of stone inscriptions, which are equally impressive as its murals.
	www.achinatravel.com /china-travel/china-tibet-ngari-ruins-of-guge-kingdom.asp (400 words)

	Guge: Kingdom in the sand
		Believed to have originated in the early tenth century, the ancient Guge Kingdom was once a dominant power in the region.
		Given that the ruling class of Guge were fervent believers in Tibetan Buddhism, the kingdom proved another haven for the religion after the downfall of the Tufan kingdom where Buddhism had flourished.
		In the end, the once glorious Guge kingdom was reduced to a pile of debris, and eventually buried under sand.
	en.tibet.cn /news/tin/t20050902_52463.htm (600 words)

	Guge, A lost kingdom in Tibet (III) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A story was passed down from generation to generation that tells how Guge was defeated by the allied forces of rebellious monks and Ldakah invaders.
		They drove the captured Guge people to the front of the war, and had them build a huge, stone wall from the foot of the hill to the top.
		It is rumored that over 200 Guge were lucky enough to successfully flee through a secret tunnel within the Guge castle to escape the war, settling in today's Qulong town, waiting for a time to get revenge.
	www.tibettour.org /chinatibettoursite/e_xw/200502006728110522.htm (650 words)

	Ruins of Guge Kingdom: Ngari Attraction, Ngari Tours
		The Guge Kingdom was a mysterious Tibetan kingdom which was founded by a son of King Lang Darma in about the tenth century.
		Ruins of the Guge Kingdom lie on a hill 19 kilometers (11.8 miles) away from Zhada County, Ngari.
		The Guge Kingdom played a very important role in the development of Tibet's civilization.
	www.warriortours.com /cityguides/tibet/guge_kingdom.htm (0 words)

	MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES - NEWS - Guge inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame at the Iowa State Fair
		Guge was honored Aug. 17 at the Iowa State Fair.
		Gary Guge, Logan, Harrison County Extension Education Director, joined 84 other inductees into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibit Building at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 17.
		Inductees into the Hall of Fame received recognition for their outstanding service and dedication to 4-H. They or surviving family members were presented a plaque by the Iowa 4-H Foundation as they were introduced on stage.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10109164&BRD=326&PAG=461&dept_id=449012&rfi=6 (308 words)

	Ruins of Guge Kingdom
		Guge Kingdom was founded around tenth century by a descendant of King Lang Darma, who fled from Lhasa after the collapse of Tubo Kingdom.
		The artistic and aesthetic value of Guge murals is deemed comparable with that of Mogao Caves.
		The wall of Guge is actually a library of stone inscriptions, which are impressive as well as its murals.
	www.cntravel.biz /cityguides/tibet/guge_kingdom.htm (357 words)

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