There aren’t many cities on Earth that can only be reached by foot or on horseback. But until recently, a trickle of curious, in-the-know visitors had to ride or walk for days to get to a legendary Nepalese city called Lo Manthang. Now a road is being built to the city and many are worried it’s going to ruin the majestic capital and the surrounding, cloistered kingdom of Upper Mustang, forever. But there’s also desperate poverty and so many – including the now ceremonial Crown Prince, hope the road will bring much-needed trade and prosperity that evaporated when China asserted control over Tibet. This is an eye-watering edition of Foreign Correspondent, featuring spectacular and largely unseen people, places and practices. And it’s a moving document of one man’s mission to rediscover his roots.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 07:45:06 +0000