1001 Places/Experiences to See or Savour #243 - Bhutanese crafts, Thimphu

1001 Places/Experiences to See or Savour After Remission #243

- Bhutanese crafts, Thimphu

 

(Bhutanese craftsmanship is quite impressive, especially at this college, with wood-carving, clay-moulding and cotton weaving as the skills acquired in order to pass the exams here. We visited a traditional paper-making factory, with skills that simply do not exist anymore - paper being made right before our eyes, from the bark of one of the local trees. Bhutan holds the world-record for the largest published book too, which opens to 5feet x 7feet, weighing 130lbs. Only 500copies are available worldwide)