Where the Moon Sets: An Anthropologist's Walk and Contemplation in the Ali Desert

Author: Gler
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Where the Moon Sets (A Anthropologist's Journey and Reflections in the Ali Desert) attempts to touch the human soul, trace the of civilization, explore the meaning of life, and address ultimate human questions through the mysterious messages of the Ali Plateau. Renowned Chinese anthropologist and Tibetan scholar Dr. Gler has spent over a decade conducting field research in the Ali Desert, leveraging his unique authoritative advantage in humanistic research. He vividly narrates the stories of every ruin, every desert, and every weathered face in the Ali region, such as the mysteries of the ancient Kingdom of Xiong, the Guge mystery, the Bonpo mystery, and the mysteries of the sacred mountain and sacred lake. How many secrets of ancient human civilization are hidden here? How many secrets of Tibetan history and culture are concealed? Containing "social gene fragments" that hold the key to solving these mysteries, this book is a travelogue documenting the author's observations and experiences in Tibet's Ali region. The book is divided into six chapters: Towards the Lhasa River, The Descendants of Tubo, Facing Zada at Dusk, "Unchanged Village" Rongqing, Sacred Mountain and Sacred Lake, and Visiting Puran.