Bhujung is one of the most remote settlements in the Lamhung district of central Nepal, hidden in a lush valley and surrounded on all sides by emerald mountains. There are around 800 houses here, packed densely together, belonging to the Gurung community, which still holds onto its traditional ways. Madan Singh Gurung, pictured left, is a senior honey hunter, having collected the delicacy, just as his ancestors did, for two decades. Here, he sits at the base of a harvest site, supervising the procedure while wearing a net over his face to protect him against the bees’ stings.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 2023 من National Geographic Traveller (UK).
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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