Bhutan builds 108 stupas for mindfulness city in tourism push

Volunteers built 108 fifteen‑metre Buddhist stupas along a 12‑kilometre riverbank near Bhutan’s Indian border, forming the core of the planned Gelephu Mindfulness City intended to boost tourism and economic growth. More than 40,000 participants took part in the construction on Sunday.

Source: Bhutan builds 108 stupas for mindfulness city in tourism push — South China Morning Post

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