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18 Oktober 2017 | Bhutan, Mongar
Tot nu toe was de weg erg slecht, grotendeels 1-baans door de vele ‘landslides’ veroorzaakt door de monsoon-regenbuien. Vandaag was de route erg mooi, aan de ene kant berghellingen/rotswanden, aan de andere kant een wilde rivier. De weg was nog steeds 1-baans, maar wel geasfalteerd. Onderweg zagen we vlinders, apen, een hop en een klein hertje (muntjakhert (1)). In spleten in de rotswanden stonden kleine kegeltjes van klei. Dit bleken tsa-tsa’s (2) te zijn, ze leken op mini stupa’s. De eerste stop was bij de Lhuentse dzong (3), gelegen op een berg. De tweede stop was bij het dorpje Khoma (4), dit dorpje staat in Bhitan bekend om zijn weefkunsten (Kishuthrara textiel). Men wilde uiteraard hun geweven sjaals aan je verkopen, maar toen de overige reisgenoten sjaals aan het uitzoeken waren, ben ik het authentieke dorpje in gelopen. De mensen waren erg vriendelijk en ik heb op mijn gemak foto’s kunnen maken. Er was maar 1 weg naar Lhuentse en Khoma, dus moesten we ook dezelfde weg terug rijden. Op de heenweg hadden we al meerdere fotostops gemaakt, dus nu konden we ‘lekker’ doorrijden. Alsnog hebben we dik 3uur gedaan over nog geen 60km.Na het diner in het hotel had ik een massage geboekt (45 min. Voor 13 euro).Morgen hebben we weer een lange reisdag voor de boeg.
1)Muntjacs, also known as barking deer and mastreani deer, are small deer of the genus Muntiacus. Muntjacs are the oldest known deer, thought to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France, Germany and Poland. The present name is a borrowing of the Latinized form of the Dutch muntjak, which was borrowed from the Sundanese mencek. The present-day species are native to South Asia and can be found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Indonesian islands, Taiwan and Southern China. They are also found in the lower Himalayas (Terai regions of Nepal and Bhutan) and in some areas of Japan (the Boso Peninsula and Ōshima Island).
2)Regardless of its shape and size, a stupa is a stabilizing influence in the Bhutanese environment. The presence of a stupa is believed to bring harmony, peace and well being to all people, while dissension, illness or other malevolent forces are removed from the site. Miniature stupa’s are made of metal, wood or clay. They often contain relics and religious writings. One can find a stupa on top of a hill, near a river confluence, beside a road, at a road junction, near a precipice or under a tree.
3) Lhuentse Dzong is a dzong and Buddhist monastery in Lhuntse District in eastern Bhutan. It lies on the eastern side of the Kuri Chhu and is perched on a spur at the end of a narrow valley.
The Dzong was initially known as Kurtoe in the then-isolated Lhuntse District. It is the ancestral home of the House of Wangchuck (Dasho Jigme Namgyal was born there in 1825).
While its geographic coordinates are in eastern Bhutan, its cultural roots are central Bhutanese. This was because before road traffic connected it to Mongar, the approach was through a trade route crossing Rodang Pass. According to one legend, Khedrup Kuenga Wangpo, son of Tertoen Pema Lingpa was assigned to find a ridge resembling the trunk of an elephant. He found one opposite Baeyul Khenpajong and mediated there. This location came to be known as Kurtoe Lhuentse Phodrang. The monastery was originally established by Pema Lingpa's son Kunga Wanpo in 1543, although it wasn't until 1654 that the Trongsa penlop (governor), Minjur Tenpa, built a formal dzong here after winning a battle and named it Lhuentse Rinchentse. The dzong was later restored in 1962 and again between 1972 and 1974. The historic importance of Lhuntse Dzongkhag is on account of its established link as the ancestral home of the Wangchuck Dynasty. Lhuentse town is the administrative capital of Lhuentse District, besides the Lhuentse Dzong. At present 100 monks reside here
4) This village is known throughout the country for its production of Kishuthara, an extremely intricately patterned silk textile. The women of Khoma work in makeshift textile cottages, weaving delicate designs and patterns. Producing and selling Kishuthara has become the primary occupation of many of the villagers.
1)Muntjacs, also known as barking deer and mastreani deer, are small deer of the genus Muntiacus. Muntjacs are the oldest known deer, thought to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France, Germany and Poland. The present name is a borrowing of the Latinized form of the Dutch muntjak, which was borrowed from the Sundanese mencek. The present-day species are native to South Asia and can be found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Indonesian islands, Taiwan and Southern China. They are also found in the lower Himalayas (Terai regions of Nepal and Bhutan) and in some areas of Japan (the Boso Peninsula and Ōshima Island).
2)Regardless of its shape and size, a stupa is a stabilizing influence in the Bhutanese environment. The presence of a stupa is believed to bring harmony, peace and well being to all people, while dissension, illness or other malevolent forces are removed from the site. Miniature stupa’s are made of metal, wood or clay. They often contain relics and religious writings. One can find a stupa on top of a hill, near a river confluence, beside a road, at a road junction, near a precipice or under a tree.
3) Lhuentse Dzong is a dzong and Buddhist monastery in Lhuntse District in eastern Bhutan. It lies on the eastern side of the Kuri Chhu and is perched on a spur at the end of a narrow valley.
The Dzong was initially known as Kurtoe in the then-isolated Lhuntse District. It is the ancestral home of the House of Wangchuck (Dasho Jigme Namgyal was born there in 1825).
While its geographic coordinates are in eastern Bhutan, its cultural roots are central Bhutanese. This was because before road traffic connected it to Mongar, the approach was through a trade route crossing Rodang Pass. According to one legend, Khedrup Kuenga Wangpo, son of Tertoen Pema Lingpa was assigned to find a ridge resembling the trunk of an elephant. He found one opposite Baeyul Khenpajong and mediated there. This location came to be known as Kurtoe Lhuentse Phodrang. The monastery was originally established by Pema Lingpa's son Kunga Wanpo in 1543, although it wasn't until 1654 that the Trongsa penlop (governor), Minjur Tenpa, built a formal dzong here after winning a battle and named it Lhuentse Rinchentse. The dzong was later restored in 1962 and again between 1972 and 1974. The historic importance of Lhuntse Dzongkhag is on account of its established link as the ancestral home of the Wangchuck Dynasty. Lhuentse town is the administrative capital of Lhuentse District, besides the Lhuentse Dzong. At present 100 monks reside here
4) This village is known throughout the country for its production of Kishuthara, an extremely intricately patterned silk textile. The women of Khoma work in makeshift textile cottages, weaving delicate designs and patterns. Producing and selling Kishuthara has become the primary occupation of many of the villagers.
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