The impression of Bhutan

Gateway to Bhutan. Jaigaon, India - The elegant Bhutanese style architecture is the gateway to Bhutan. Behind the gateway is the Bhutanese border city which called Phuentsholing

People queue up before the gateway to Bhutan. Jaigaon, India - Principally, each foreigner have to get a visa before crossing the border. But sometimes the checking is not so strict

The difference between India and Bhutan. Jaigaon, India - There is a wall between Jaigaon and Phuentsholing. There are two sharply different worlds in it's either side


Street scene of Phuentsholing - Comparied with cities in India, Phuentsholing is relatively much more clean and tidy. Besides, most buildings have some features of local culture. Especially fore the buildings owned by government, sometimes you will mistake them as temples


Men's traditional clothing in Bhutan - There are some Bhutanese men wear their traditional dressing. That is, a skirt and a coat with the same color with the skirt


Women's traditional clothing in Bhutan - There are many Bhutanese woman wear a short coat and a long skirt. It's their traditional dressing

Zangdopelri Gompa, Phuentsholing - Excepts the roofs and the windows in exterior, the reliefs instead of Tibetan style murals in interior is the major characteristic of Bhutanese gompas People walk around

The early morning of Zangdopelri gompa, Phuentsholing - You can see this kind of ritual in all Tibetan Buddhism regions. There is no exception for Bhutan

Bus station. Phuentsholing - Even the bus station also looked somewhat similar to a temple. Unfortunately that I never saw a clean bus station like this during my trip in India