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Travel in Tibet西藏纪行 In pursuit of understanding寻悟 How different cultures confront the fact of death 不同文化如何领悟死亡 A pilgrimage not to be taken lightly朝圣之重 To a Mountain in Tibet. By Colin Thubron. Harper; 240 pages; $24.99. Chatto Windus; ??16.99.Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk 《西藏朝圣之山》，作者：科林.休布伦，哈伯出版社，240页，售价：$24.99; 查托 温达斯出版社，售价: ??16.99 THE physical journeys that Colin Thubron makes in his travel writing are also intellectual andemotional quests of particular intensity. His latest book, which tells the story of his journeyto one of the great sacred places in the world, Mount Kailas in southern Tibet, is no exception. 科林.休布伦在每一本游记中亲身经历的旅途同时也包含了极其强烈的理性与情感追寻。近期的西藏纪行也不例外，书中讲述了游历世界上最神圣的地方之一西藏南部的冈底斯。 The book begins with him crossing the Tibetan border from Nepal on his way to the mountain.This is a land dense with sacred associations and mythical stories. Stones are carved withritual incantations, prayer flags blow in the high mountain winds and devoted chanting comesfrom the numerous monasteries along the way. | 
