| Bhutan is one of the to the highest degree | | | | tourist agencies) in order to |
| isolated nations in the world, extraneous | | | | travel around the country. In contrast to |
| determines & tourism are heavily governed by | | | | Nepal, which is well-known as |
| the government to preserve its traditional | | | | a budget travel destination, Bhutan imposes a |
| Tibetan Buddhist culture. most Bhutanese | | | | minimal daily fee of US$200 |
| adopt either the Drukpa Kagyu or the | | | | for tourists travelling in groups during high |
| Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism. The | | | | season, or US$240 per day for |
| official language is Dzongkha (lit. "the | | | | single travelers (who still must be |
| oral communication of the dzong").Bhutan is | | | | accompanied by a guide and driver).The |
| frequently described as the last surviving | | | | traditional dress for Ngalong and |
| refuge of traditional Himalayan Buddhist | | | | Sharchop men is the gho, a knee-length |
| culture. Non-Buddhists complain of man rights | | | | robe tied at the waistline by |
| offences approximately 100,000 ethnic Nepali | | | | a cloth belt known as the kera. Women wear an |
| (who are generally Hindu) left the country | | | | ankle-length dress, the kira, |
| in the 1980s as they were unhappy with new | | | | which is clipped at one shoulder and tied at |
| government insurances planned to bring down | | | | the waist. A accompaniment to |
| the growing illegal immigration derived from | | | | the kira is a long-sleeved blouse, the toego, |
| Nepal.Stone tools, arms, and remnants of big | | | | which is wear off underneath |
| stone structures provide | | | | the outer layer. Social status and |
| evidence that Bhutan was populated as former | | | | class find out the texture, colours, and |
| as 2000 BC. Historians have | | | | decorations that embellish the |
| theorised that the state of Lhomon | | | | garments.Scarves and shawls are also |
| (literally, "southern | | | | indicants of social standings, as Bhutan |
| darkness"), or Monyul ("Dark Land", a | | | | has traditionally been a feudal |
| reference to the Monpa - the | | | | society. Earrings are wear off by |
| aboriginal peoples of Bhutan) may have | | | | females. Controversially, Bhutanese law |
| existed between 500 BC and AD | | | | now requires these Tibetan-style |
| 600. The names Lhomon Tsendenjong (Sandalwood | | | | garments for all Bhutanese citizens |
| Country), and Lhomon Khashi, | | | | including the Nepalese, who |
| or even Southern Mon (country of four | | | | are not of Tibetan stock.Bhutan's national |
| approaches) have been found in | | | | sport is archery, and competitions are held |
| ancient Bhutanese and Tibetan chronicles.The | | | | regularly in virtually all |
| earliest transcribed event in Bhutan was the | | | | villages. It differs from Olympic standards |
| passage of the Buddhist saint | | | | not only in technical details |
| Padmasambhava (also called | | | | such as the placement of the targets and |
| Guru Rinpoche) in the 8th century. Bhutan's | | | | atmosphere. There are two targets |
| former history is unclear, | | | | placed over 100 metres apart and |
| because to the highest degree of the records | | | | teams shoot from one end of the field to |
| were destructed after fire | | | | the other. Both member of the |
| ravaged Punakha, the ancient capital in 1827. | | | | team shoots 2 arrows per round. Traditional |
| By the 10th century, Bhutan's | | | | Bhutanese archery is a social |
| political development was heavily influenced | | | | festival and competitions are organised |
| by its religious | | | | between villages, towns, and amateur |
| history.Several sub-sects of Buddhism issued | | | | teams.There are typically plenty of food and |
| which were patronised by the | | | | drink complete with singing |
| Several Mongol & Tibetan overlords. After the | | | | and dancing cheerleaders comprising of the |
| decline of the Mongols in the | | | | wives and supporters of the |
| 14th century, those sub-sects vied with each | | | | participating teams. Attempts to distract A |
| more for mastery in the | | | | opponent include standing |
| political & spiritual landscape, eventually | | | | around the target and making fun of the |
| leading to the ascendancy of the | | | | shooter's ability. Darts |
| Drukpa sub-sect by the 16th century.Bhutan | | | | (khuru) is A equally popular outdoor team |
| remains one of the most secluded | | | | sport, in which heavy wooden |
| nations in the world, and almost tourists | | | | darts indicated with a 10cm nail are throw |
| are involved to book packaged | | | | away at a paperback-sized |
| tours (offered by the country's numerous | | | | target ten to twenty metres away. |