At Thimphu's Folk Museum, I visited a site of a primitive village where I was told that more than 200 years ago, Bhutanese lived in conditions that were still the same as in the Spring and Autumn Warring States of China.
Folk Heritage Museum
Posted: Oct 22, 2014
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Timphu is located in the western part of Bhutan, in a basin of 2,400 meters high in the Himalayas, and is close to the Wong Chu River Valley, officially became the capital of Bhutan in 1962. Thimphu was first built in the 13th century, and the lama of Bhutan's religious father, Pajiao Dagang Spugo (Phajo Dagon Shipgo), built a small temple here. In 1641, Shabudon I Awan Namgar converted the temple into a larger castle. Most of Thimphu's original buildings were destroyed by fire and earthquake, and were rebuilt many times, especially after the restoration of Tashibut Castle in 1961, Thimphu developed rapidly. Since 1955, Thimphu has been the political, economic, military, cultural and religious center of the Kingdom of Bhutan. The palaces, Parliament Houses, High Courts, Army Headquarters, Police Headquarters, Central Monastery, Heads of Government and other important departments of Bhutan are located in Thimphu.