Nina Wegner

Nina Wegner is a freelance writer, book editor, and co-founder of the Vanishing Cultures Project. She is the author of two books on the traditions of indigenous cultures, Mustang: Lives and Landscapes of the Lost Tibetan Kingdom, and Mongolia's Nomads: Life on the Steppe.
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New Chinese highway exposes medieval Tibetan kingdom to the modern world

by Nina Wegner
Cheap denim jeans replace handwoven textiles and ancient farming techniques give way to tractors as the ancient Tibetan Kingdom of Lo gets a long-awaited taste of modernity. 
Jan 30, 2013