Prayer pole, Barkhor Square...

There are two of these large prayer poles directly in front of the Jokhang Temple, on Barkhor Square, and pilgrims will walk and pray clockwise all the way around Barkhor Square many times throughout the day and evening...

Sparkling skies, labored breaths...

August 3rd 2009
Hello from the rooftop of the world! We landed here in Lhasa about 4:35pm, taking pictures of the changing landscape the whole way in, flying over brown tundra, snow-capped mountains, green hills with green and yellow-colored waters running through them. The lakes and rivers are lime green and yellow here...beautifully surreal. The weather is warm, low 70's right now, and the first thing you notic ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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