Families were showing up for this two day festival ready to party, with so much gear that some families needed a tractor to haul it in! Some had one or more large wooden chests with them, used both to carry party supplies and to lay carpets on at night for beds. Many people had wooden chairs and tables as well! It was a two to three day festival... camping included, obviously. It looked like people were setting up for a good time. The chang jugs had already started making their way around the when we arrived on the first afternoon. Chang is a home brewed alcohol made from barley. I was not given the oppurtunity to try any, but it smelled like some pure funk. A lot of men were hittin' that chang, some more than others. A lot of elderly men seemed to be into the chang... must help with the aches and pains of getting old in a harsh climate like Tibet.
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