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Photographs in China

Monastic residences behind the Chinese Temple. Nomad girls walking along the street. Nomad girls and woman walking along the street. A nomad couple carrying meat to sell. A nomad couple carrying meat to sell. The Visitors Hostel located on the ridge overlooking Larung Gar next to the Gyutrul Temple, seen only partially in back to the left. An elderly nun praying with her rosary. An elderly nun praying with her rosary.
The facade of the monastery. A view of the front of the palace from Zhöl, the neighborhood at its southern base. An unused set of stairs overgrown with grass. A courtyard on an upper level of the palace. One of the palace's golden rooftops. Roofs of various buildings of the palace. The Tsokyil Podrang, a small island temple (the lake is dry). ?? The Tsokyil Podrang, a small island temple (the lake is dry). ??
The Tsokyil Podrang, a small island temple (the lake is dry). ?? The Tsokyil Podrang, a small island temple (the lake is dry). ?? The Takten Mingyur Podrang, the palace of the 14th Dalai Lama. The Takten Mingyur Podrang, the palace of the 14th Dalai Lama. A view of the Potala Palace from the roof of the Jokhang. The bronze roof of one of the temple buildings. Prayer flags on the roof of one of the Jokhang Buildings. An elderly Tibetan woman circumambulating carvings of buddhas.
Painted carvings of buddhas framed in a pile of prayer stones. ?? Prayer flags strung along the ridge of the hill. Pilgrims prostrating in front of the wall of carvings. Pilgrims spinning prayer wheels and praying in front of the wall of carvings. Pilgrims prostrating at the wall. The walkway along the ridge of 1000 Buddha Hill. Prayer flags strung along the ridge of 1000 Buddha Hill. Tibetans going about their business in the plaza in front of the Jokhang Temple.

China in Places


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