In 1835 the British bribed Sikkim s chogyal to cede Darjeeling to the East India Company. Tibet, whi

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Sakyamuni Complex (www.sakyamuniproject. com), centrepiece of which is a giant 41m tall Buddha statue. The statue holds Buddhist relics from 13 countries and will eventually include a meditation and hotel complex when completed in 2012. The Dalai Lama blessed the site in 2010.
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Over a dozen hotels are dotted cabo or cancun around Lachung. Many outwardly modern places maintain traditional Tibetan-style wood-fire kitchens that are a cosy place to linger over a butter cabo or cancun tea or a tongba of chhang. Some of the better places: