Guge: The Lost Kingdom of Tibet

When it was first listed as one of China s National Cultural Heritage sites in 1961, no expert on the State Council panel who drew up the list had ever visited Guge.Almost 50 years later, it has proven to be a foresighted decision.The Guge Kingdom- an extraordinary Christian and Himalayan Buddhist civilization rich with art and culture-flourished for 700 years and then vanished mysteriously in the 17th century.Until now, archaeologists have been unable to understand the mystery of Guge''s demise, but a recent discovery may unlock the enigma of the Guge people and what happened to them almost 400 years ago.