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尼泊尔王国位于南亚喜马拉雅山南麓。面积14.71万平方千米。人口1960.5万。有廓尔喀、尼瓦尔、拉伊、林布、马嘉、古隆等30余个民族。尼泊尔语为国语,通用英语。印度教为国教。首都加德
满都。
尼泊尔为著名的内陆山国。由北而南,山地、岭谷、平原呈三级分布,北部山区海拔在3000米以上。珠穆朗玛峰(尼泊尔名萨加玛塔峰)位于中尼边境。气候因地形不同而垂直差异明显,北部为山
地高寒气候,中部为温带气候,南部属亚热带气候。均可分为热(4--6月)、雨(7--10月)、冷(11--
次年3月)三季。有铜、铁、铅等矿藏。境内森林广布。水力资源富足。
经济以农业最为重要,出产水稻、玉米、小麦、棉花、黄麻、烟草。山地牧业以放养牛羊为主。 |
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Black Bhairab
This statue of Bhairab, in the
Kathmandu Durbar Square, shows Shiva in his most
fearsome form. He has six arms, carries weapons and a
body, has a headdress of skulls, and tramples a
corpse.
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| Holy Man
This holy man at the Jagannath
Temple in Kathmandu's Durbar Square gets people to
photograph him for money, which is what he is doing
here. Some university students told me he was in a
Lonely Planet book, and tried to find him in mine, but
he was not in that edition.
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Swayambhunath,
the Monkey Temple
This temple sits on a hill
overlooking Kathmandu. At the center is a large stupa,
from which the eyes of Buddha look in four directions.
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| Monkey at
Swayambhunath
Swayambhunath is also called the
Monkey Temple, because of all the monkeys which live
here. Monkeys are a sacred animal.
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Religious
activities at Swayambhunath
Swayambhunath is an important center
for many religious activities, some of which are seen
at this temple.
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| Meat Market
A meat market in the Kathmandu
grocery district. There is no refrigeration, and
stores like this attract many flies.
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