The Day in Lhasa

Procession at Sunup As the sun rises,pilgrims,one after another,come from various directions and gradually form a procession around the Potala Palace.Undeniably,in the short term,this daily procession has been reduced due to the negative impact of the tragedy that occurred on March 14~(th) in Lhasa. Notwithstanding,today it seems everything has returned to normal.     

The Flourishing Vegetarianism in Lhasa

Vegetarianism is booming in Lhasa.Tenzin Drama,Lozang Nyima and Zhang Qjao are typical of vegetarians in Lhasa.Tenzin is a housewife and her family always maintains the principle that some of their income must be used for rescuing animals.One autumn she saw a couple of des- perately frightened pregnant sheep being pushed to- gether into a blood-covered slaughter area.Since then she was determined to be vegetarian.Tenzin has a friend     

Changes in Lhasa

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Trees in Lhasa

Trees are flourishing in Lhasa wherever the history exists. There is such a man. He has already been through cus-toms after his annual trek to Lhasa, which he has been doing for over twenty years in succession to visit his tree.Although he has been making this journey for so long,it is neither to visit friends or family,nor is it his hometown.It is a tree that is tied so profoundly to his heart.When the wind blows fiercely on the bare tree and winter snow falls,he stands be-fore the tree with tears of jo...     

美国国殇日见闻录

<正>在美国旅游时,看见星条旗降了半旗,询问之下,才恍然得知,原来不经意间我们遇上了美国一个重要的国家假日——国殇日(Memorial Day)。这当然是意外经历,虽然可能遭遇游客暴增、房价上涨的假日综合症,同时却也可能会遇上平常看不到的有趣又有意义的假日活动。这一次的美国国殇日,就让我们好好开了一番眼界。     

Lhasa Rejuvinated

The Norbu Lingka Road running for two km between Norbu Lingka andthe Potala Palace was built in 2000 with investment of 20 million Yuan.It is lined with snow pine trees and its sidewalks are paved with galzed tileslike those used to pave the sidewalks of the Chang'an Boulevard in Beijing.     

The “Floating Population” in Lhasa City

Lhasa,to some extent,is regarded as a holiday city.It is hard to meet people when they are in a rush. Whenever a pilgrimage procession passes by,you can always see the pilgrims holding their praying wheels, followed by dogs,while they walk peacefully along the path of the pilgrimage.On the edges of streets and laneways,tea bars are teeming with people playing cards or chatting.Once they sit down,they might easily let half a day slip by.     

Vegetable Production in Lhasa

Beforetheadventof1980s,TibetanswhowenttovisitChina'shinterlandreturnedloadedwithvegetabIesasgiftstofriendsandrelatives.Themid-1980ssawanincessantflowoffreshvegetablesfromSichuan.Buttheywerehorriblyexpensive.InMarch1986,thepeople'sgovernmentoftheTibetAuton…     

Gold Rush in Lhasa

Like their Han counterparts, Tibetan fanners have long been used to toiling in fields. Under the impact of the market economy, however, many have changed their thinking and turned to     

Construction Booms in Lhasa

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New Sights in Lhasa

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The Business Lives of Wangdu and Lodran in Lhasa

In a travel guide about Lhasa, it tells us ＂Dongzesur Antique Shop on the southeast side of the Barkhor Street contains many ancient articles. Wangdu and his wife Lodran are recognized as nice people. Even though you may not plan to buy anything, it still deserves a visit.＂ What the guide talks about is the Dongzesur Antique Shop run by the Tibetan peasant businessmen, Wangdu and Lodran.     

Lhasa Basked in Sunshine

According to the records, there were 31 cities sited in the Lhasa area and 17 cities in the Xigaze area during the long history of Tibet. "City" actually meant "castle", and the fact is that there were no cities in the real meaning of the word. In some places, large or small pillboxes were built for human habitation without any streets, or even lanes, or surrounding city walls.     

City Sculptures in Lhasa

Some 1,300 years ago,the 32nd tsampo of the Tubo Kingdom unified whole TibetPlateau and founded the Tubo Kingdom Lhasa was made its capital. From then on,the city of Lhasa fell prey to scrambles between various generations of Tibetankings and Buddhist sects.     

Two Painters in Lhasa

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The Lhasa Dream of Three Tibetan Sisters

Speaking of ＂the yellow house of Lhasa＂, most people will think of the famed Makye AmeRestaurant on the Barkor Street. But there is another yellow house known as ＂Mani Lhakhang＂ to the east of the Potala Palace. Sitting opposite the yellow house, there is a butter shop run by three sisters from Qinghai Province. Through their hard work and kindness, the three sisters have fashioned their own remarkable story of＂the yellow house of Lhasa＂.     

Stock Market Flourishes in Lhasa

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Return to Lhasa

“Return to Lhasa, return to the Potala Palace. In the Yarlung Zangbo , River cleanse my heart, on top of snow mountains awake my soul...”     

拉萨沐浴节

西藏的天然药浴,拉萨沐浴节沐浴节,诚如其名,是高原人民集体沐浴的节日在拉萨众多的节日之中,沐浴节绝对称得上是美妙而壮观的。据藏民间传说,沐浴节洗浴可以洗去疾病,男人强身健体活血化瘀,同时也能带来来年的吉祥和好运。所以,每年沐浴节来临之际,男女老少不约而同走进就近的天然浴场,进行一场身心的洗涤。