More pictures HERECNN iReporter Deki Choden Dorji, 25, currently lives in the remote Himalayan country of Bhutan, where she was born and raised. A fiercely traditional country, Bhutan remains something of a hidden treasure, with a limited number of tourists entering the ancient kingdom each year. Dorji left Bhutan in her teens to attend school in India and then university in Canada, but returned to work for her family’s business. Here she reveals some of the country’s most spectacular historical sites.
(CNN) — It’s a country where wealth is measured by happiness, plastic bags and tobacco are forbidden, and national dress is compulsory.
The enigmatic kingdom of Bhutan is famous for its anonymity and traditional way of life.
Nestled high in the Himalayan Mountains, a buffer between India and China, the country has for centuries been all but cut off from the rest of the world.
Now, as change sweeps through many of its neighboring countries, Bhutan remains stubbornly rooted to its ancient traditions — fiercely protective of its cultural heritage and pristine wilderness.
