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July 23rd 2007
Published: December 18th 2007
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In this summer, I and my family had a trip going to Tibet and the Yangtze River (the Three Gorges). We had been to Lhasa and around, and Shigatse, after which flew to Chongqing to board a cruise ship all the way down to Yichang. This entry is about the first part of our travel in Tibet. Originally, our plan was to take a train from Xining to Lhasa. However, after some research and visiting a few ... Read Full Entry



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The Potala

View from the courtyard
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The Potala

Climbing up
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The Potala

Entrance to the Red Palace
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View of Lhasa from the Potala

Sera Monastery is directly in front just under the mountains
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Tibetan Countryside

Enroute from Lhasa to Shigatse
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Tashihunpo Monastery

Living quarters
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Tashihunpo Monastery

Outside the Chapel of Jamba
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Tashihunpo Monastery

Inside the red building is one of the chortens
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Tashihunpo Monastery

Inside is one of the chortens
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Tashihunpo Monastery

Assembly Hall and the building that houses the chorten of the 5th to 9th Panchen Lamas
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Tashihunpo Monastery

Young lamas in the courtyard
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Tashihunpo Monastery

Living quarters
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Tashihunpo Monastery

from left to right: Chapel of Jamba, Tomb of the 10th Panchen, Tomb of the 4th Panchen, and Tomb of the 5th to 9th Panchens



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