Tibet (all images)

Tibet is a region encompassing an immense plateau lying between 4000 and 5000 metres a.s.l. Tibet was a strong empire between the 7th and 10th centuries, which was later incorporated into China's Yuan Dynasty the 13th century. The capital of Tibet is Lhasa.


01 Alley	02 Barkhor square	03 Barkhor square and Jokhang temple	04 Tibetan buddhist monks	05 Barkhor square and Jokhang temple


06 Pilgrims in Barkhor square	07 Jokhang temple	08 Golden dharma wheel and deer sculptures	09 Golden roof cylinder	10 Window


11 Jokhang Buddhist temple	12 Prayer wheel in Jokhang temple	13 Pilgrims praying in the Jokhang Buddhist temple	14 Wall inscription	01 East Beijing street with streetlamps	02 Prayer wheels


03 Trees on Potala square	04 Yellow tree and sky	05 Yellow tree and sky	06 Potala square	07 Potala square


08 East Beijing street	09 East Beijing street	10 East Beijing street	11 Tibetan women at the market	12 Historic centre of Lhasa


13 Yellow Tibetan cheese	14 Shops along Beijing street	15 Shops along Beijing street	16 Butcher shop	17 Butcher shop


18 Yellow Tibetan cheese	01 Main gate	02 Main gate	03 Monk washing dishes	04 Building	05 Building


06 Buddhist paintings on rock	07 Buddhist paintings on rock	01 Western gate	02 Pillar decorations	03 Building


04 Palace walls	05 White palace	06 Inner court	07 Golden roof


08 Building with wall hangings	09 Wall detail	10 Inner court and building	11 Palace walls	12 Palace walls


01 Side view	02 Side view	03 Palace and square


04 Potala palace	05 Palace detail


06 Potala palace	07 Potala palace	08 Potala palace


09 Potala palace	10 Potala palace


11 Palace and square	12 Palace and square

13 Potala palace


14 Palace and square	15 Palace and square


16 Potala palace	17 Potala palace


18 Palace detail	19 Upper part of Potala palace	20 Palace detail


21 Potala palace	22 Potala palace


23 Potala palace	01 Panorama view of Lhasa valley	02 Himalaya mountains and clouds


03 View of Lhasa valley and city	04 Prayer flags	05 Road lined with yellow trees	06 Yellow trees and sky


07 Road lined with yellow trees	08 Road lined with yellow trees	09 Yellow trees and sky	10 Yellow trees and sky	11 Fortress ruin


12 Pilgrim bus on mountain road	13 Ganden valley	14 Ganden valley	15 Buddhist stupa	16 Yak manure drying in the sun


17 Yaks grazing	18 Yaks grazing	19 Road to Lhasa airport	20 Inside Lhasa airport	01 Stupa and building


02 Stairs	03 Passageway	04 Golden prayer cylinders	05 Buddhist paintings on rock	06 Buddhist paintings on rock


07 Building with roof decorations	08 Stairs	09 Court and building	10 View of monastery


11 Staircase and building	12 Door frame detail	13 View of Lhasa valley	14 Wall decorations	15 Building


16 Inner court and building	17 Colourful window and golden roof decorations	18 Solar heating unit	19 Chapel with golden statues and decorations	20 Chapel with golden statues and decorations


21 Chapel with golden statues and decorations	22 Chapel and wall frescoes	23 Stairs and golden roof cylinder	24 Golden roof cylinder	25 Court and temple


26 Court and temple	27 Court and temple	01 Panorama view


02 Panorama view	03 Main temple	04 Building with golden roof decorations	05 Wall fresco


06 Entrance to prayer hall	07 Wall hanging	08 Prayer hall	09 Buddhist monks	10 Building with golden roof decorations	11 Mountains and golden roof decoration