Silk Road & Father to Son — Chapter Summary

The narrator travels across the Changtang

The narrator travels across the Changtang region toward Mount Kailash to complete the kora, or circumambulation. The journey is difficult because of s

Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash

Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash are treated as holy places. Traditional belief connects Manasarovar with four great Indian rivers, although only th

The narrator suffers headache

The narrator suffers headache, breathing trouble, sleeplessness, and fear at high altitude. At Darchen, a Tibetan doctor diagnoses it as a cold and th

Hor is dusty

Hor is dusty, refuse-strewn, and miserable despite being on the shore of Lake Manasarovar. Darchen is also rough and incomplete, but after rest it app

Norbu is a Tibetan academic working

Norbu is a Tibetan academic working in Beijing who has written about the Kailash kora but has never done it himself. He suggests joining the narrator