Shegar
(Xêgar, Shelkar, New Tingri, Shekar) is a small town in Tibet. It is a military
town and the hotels are about 8 km off the dzong and old town. As for some
flooded roads we had to change our route and had the good luck to visit this fortress,
which sees only a small number of tourists. The old town is intact, but in the
valley are quite a lot of new buildings, which aren’t inhabited yet.
To get
into the dzong you have to climb quite a lot of stairs at an altitude of about
4400 m (about 14,600 ft). One could see the very old building reaching until
the top of the mountain, which aren’t in use anymore. Inside we could see halls
and new – a study room, where lectures for the monks are given. You could see
the books they use, maybe they make excerpts.
In one
of these rooms I could see the Tibetan horns (dungchen), which use a telescope
technic to be smaller, when stored, as they are a couple of meters long, when
played. These horns are made of metal, whereas alphorns are made out of wood
and don’t use the telescopic technic.
Look across old town, river, and the new buildings
Older buildings on top
In the main yard of the dzong
Interior of a hall, where the monks gather
Desks with books and writing material
and the lecturer's place
Tibetan horns (dungchen)
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