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Tibet: Ethnic Khampas men rest close to the source of the Mekong River in Qinghai Province in 1910.

Tibet: Ethnic Khampas men rest close to the source of the Mekong River in Qinghai Province in 1910.

Kham is a region in eastern Tibet which was considered a "special administrative district" within China until 1939, when it became an official Chinese province. The people of Kham are called ‘Khampas’ and are highly reputed warriors.

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