Craftswomen repair roof of Meru Monastery in SW China's Tibet

 

Craftswomen repair the roof of Meru Monastery in a traditional way which could date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907), in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 12, 2016. Workers mix local clay and gravel with water, pave them on the ground or roof and then tamp the surface to reinforce. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje) 

 Craftsmen repair the roof of Meru Monastery in a traditional way which could date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907), in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 12, 2016. Workers mix local clay and gravel with water, pave them on the ground or roof and then tamp the surface to reinforce. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

 Craftswomen repair the roof of Meru Monastery in a traditional way which could date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907), in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 12, 2016. Workers mix local clay and gravel with water, pave them on the ground or roof and then tamp the surface to reinforce. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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Craftsmen repair the roof of Meru Monastery in a traditional way which could date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907), in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 12, 2016. Workers mix local clay and gravel with water, pave them on the ground or roof and then tamp the surface to reinforce. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

 Craftsmen repair the roof of Meru Monastery in a traditional way which could date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907), in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 12, 2016. Workers mix local clay and gravel with water, pave them on the ground or roof and then tamp the surface to reinforce. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Craftsmen repair the roof of Meru Monastery in a traditional way which could date back to Tang Dynasty (618-907), in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 12, 2016. Workers mix local clay and gravel with water, pave them on the ground or roof and then tamp the surface to reinforce. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)