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Spinning prayer wheel a must-do in Shangri-La

By Yang Yang | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-06-18 10:48

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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