Human remains at a Tibetan sky burial site in the mountains of Langmusi in China's Gansu province.
Human remains at a Tibetan sky burial site near Dachang Lamo Kerti monastery in the mountains of Langmusi on the border of China's Sichuan and Gansu provinces. The ancient practice of ritual dissection and feeding of the corpse to the vultures is again tolerated by the Chinese government.
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Location: Langmusi, Gansu Province, China
Photo credit: © Thomas Lehne/ lotuseaters / Alamy / Afripics
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