In July 2016, Chinese authorities began demolition work at Larung Gar, one of the largest institutes of Tibetan Buddhism in the world. Located in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan on the Tibetan border, Larung Gar originally housed over 10,000 monks and nuns. But Chinese authorities have ordered expulsions, in order to reduce the population … Continue reading In Pictures: Demolition and construction inside the Larung Gar Tibetan religious site