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Shag zo The art of wood turning is . known as Shag Zo and is PAGE 3-7 Population | Time | Visas traditionally practiced by the History | Religion people of Trashiyangtse in eastern Bhutan. As a vibrant PAGE 8 art, the master craftsmen are Language known as Shag Zopa. They are PAGE 9 famed for wooden cups and Climate bowls traditionally known as PAGE 10 dapas and phobs. These The Land wooden bowls made of special wooden knots known as Zaa PAGE 11 are highly priced and till the The People | What to Pack | advent of steel and brass PAGE 12 plates were once used as Currency | Credit Cards plates by the Bhutanese Changing Money | Tipping people at large. Today they Insurance are being sold to the outside PAGE 13 visitors and offered as gifts. Etiquette | Safety & theft Another village that practices wood turning is the small PAGE 14 Communications | Media village in eastern Bhutan known as Khengkhar. The PAGE 15 villagers here are known for Shopping | Customs producing traditional wooden Bartering wine containers known as PAGE 16 jandup. Food & Drinks PAGE 17-21 Culture & The Arts | Religion