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Nepali Diaspora's avatar

Thank you for sharing this. One story I have always been fascinated with, not sure if it is true, is when newar traders would get suun for nuun (trade gold for salt) highlighting how the value of things can be so subjective

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Evangeline Neve's avatar

That's a great little phrase, thanks for sharing! I've been fascinated with the Newari-Tibetan trade connection since I first heard about it.

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