Pilgrim

All around Lhasa, the people walk carrying prayer wheels in their right hand and prayer beads in their left. Swinging the prayer wheels clockwise and rubbing the 108 beads (1 for each teaching from Buddah), they are a constant reminder of their Buddhist foundational beliefs. What do they most pray about? Our guide says "whole beings" - not their personal being, but rather all humanity. This is the Buddhist way.

Tibet or not to bet....

October 20th 2007
After flying about 5 hours west out of Shanghai, over barren expanses of mountain regions, we touch down in the land of Xizang, Chinese name for Tibet. It's as different from Shanghai as Detroit is from the California coastal region. The thin air at the 12,140' altitude takes our breath away making walking even 1 flight of stairs a lung choking workout. The people are darker with high cheekbone ... 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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