China/Tibet Postcard 3 - Lhasa, Tibet

"Yak Butter Lamp and Buddha"

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China Picture by Mark Morin
Travel story: China/Tibet Postcard 3 - Lhasa, Tibet

The first thing that I notice getting off the plane from Chengdu to Lhasa is that the air is cleaner, cooler and dryer here. The second thing is that, at 3600m above sea level, there is a lot less of it. I had better get used to it because this is the lowest elevation place that I will visit in Tibet.

A Bit of Ranting
The third thing I noticed, as the airport bus arrived in Lhasa, is how much it resembles just another Chinese city. What happened to the famous Holy City and... More