Monday, May 25, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
My Tibet trip- Potala Palace
The Potala Palace was built at the time of Songtsan Gampo in 7th century. In 17th century,the 5th Dhalai Lama extended the Palace to its present size. It is 115.7 metres high with 13 stories.From 1st of May 09,the restriction of visitors visiting the Potala Palace will limit to 2000 per day ,.and the entrance fee will increase from 100 to 200 dollars Chinese currency. Potala Palace is among the highest point in the world.The countless cultural relics in the Palace are images,murals ,sutras,etc,which of incredible value. These magnificent Tibetian arts and culture are not only classified as China's national treasures but are also listed by the State- Council as one unit of the important cultural relics to be specially protected.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
My Tibet trip-Tibetian cattles on pasture land
this was taken on the moving train which took us 56 hrs to reach Lhasak of Tibet from Kwanzhou.
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