Barkhor is Lhasa's liveliest quarter: along the pilgrim path are mani stones, prayer flags and shops selling Tibetan jewelry, thangka and crafts.
Most crowded at dawn and dusk — ideal for a slow stroll, photos and sweet tea.
The thousand-year pilgrim circuit and old street around the Jokhang, mingling devotion, daily life and handicrafts.
Barkhor is Lhasa's liveliest quarter: along the pilgrim path are mani stones, prayer flags and shops selling Tibetan jewelry, thangka and crafts.
Most crowded at dawn and dusk — ideal for a slow stroll, photos and sweet tea.
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Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region at about 3,650 m, is known as the "Sunlight City." A center of...
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