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From: China Tibet Online 2010-10-29 14:05:00
by: Mirenda Wu
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Aga clay tamping in Pingcuolin Monastery, Shigtse

A Tibetan girl tamps the Aga clay at Pingcuolin Monastery in Shigtse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, photo from China Tibet Online.

A Tibetan girl tamps the Aga clay at Pingcuolin Monastery in Shigtse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, photo from China Tibet Online. Aga clay is a kind of soil formed in drought grassland in the temperate zone, used for building prayer wheel corridors, passage and top floor in Tibetan-style architecture.

A Tibetan worker hammers the Aga clay with a flat wooden tool at Pingcuolin Monastery in Shigtse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, photo from China Tibet Online.

A Tibetan worker hammers the Aga clay with a flat wooden tool at Pingcuolin Monastery in Shigtse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, photo from China Tibet Online. Aga clay is a kind of soil formed in drought grassland in the temperate zone, used for building prayer wheel corridors, passage and top floor in Tibetan-style architecture.
　
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