Chili Plantation

Chili Plantation

Chili peppers are something like a national dish in Bhutan

Location: 

Wangdue Phodrang

Duration: 

Monday, August 21, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Chili Peppers: somewhat Bhutanese national dish
  2. Chili Plantation: a rare moment to discover local life
  3. Bhutanese farmers: hard-working people, about half of the GDP
  4. Farmland: most of Bhutaninfo-icon is still rural and farmers work by hand
  5. Journey: returning from a short hike to the Chimi Lhakhang

Image sources

  1. First leaves sprouting out of the soil
  2. Growing chili in the glasshouse
  3. Children walking home from school
  4. Nearly ripe chili fruits
  5. Bhutanese peasants at work

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