Potala sidewalk

Here pilgrims can be seen prostrating themselves at the front of the Potala Palace.

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October 24th 2007
Arrived Lhasa from Xian on Fri 19/Oct. The flight was great, a little turbulent at times, but I do love the flying thing. The terrain we could see as we approached our destination was pretty special. Mountainous, but stark, any growth on these slopes has cammouflage colours of those grey/greens. Some distant peaks were snow capped & the odd turquoise lake was visible. Beautiful, but it looks, even ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Lhasa

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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