we were one of the lucky few to be let into his house for a brief tour.
ah bu old house "阿不老屋" - this house was built before the cultural revolution. the owner, ah bu and his family were imprisoned by the chinese government for more than 30 years and were later released when mr. deng xiaoping came on board.
gobbling down spicy noodles in the tibetan food market - 3 yuan (=sgd 0.60 per bowl)
while seated in the prayer hall, we observed how this tibetan old woman prostrate and circumembulated the hall, mumbling words of prayers.
young monks living in the monastery
local tibetan
songzanlin monastery "松赞林寺"
a 1.5hrs walk to songzanlin monastery "松赞林寺"
my messy dorm bed - 15 yuan (= sgd 3)
the old city of zhongdian "中甸古城"
a prayer flag tree
she's doing this everyday, weaving some traditional costume
si fang jie "四方街". during the daytime, it was filled with food hawkers. in the evening, the square is cleared for an hour or two where people gathered to form a circle and dance to the music. this happens everyday. it was really joyful to dance with them though i hardly catch their dance steps.
dinner at lhasa restaurant
6 hrs bus ride from lijiang to shangri-la where many tibetans live. i had my first taste of altitude sickness when we arrived. first came the head ache at the back of my head and it didnt go off till the next morning. second, was my panting after walking a short distance. i felt like an old lady...
ah bu old house "阿不老屋" - this house was built before the cultural revolution. the owner, ah bu and his family were imprisoned by the chinese government for more than 30 years and were later released when mr. deng xiaoping came on board.
gobbling down spicy noodles in the tibetan food market - 3 yuan (=sgd 0.60 per bowl)
while seated in the prayer hall, we observed how this tibetan old woman prostrate and circumembulated the hall, mumbling words of prayers.
young monks living in the monastery
local tibetan
songzanlin monastery "松赞林寺"
a 1.5hrs walk to songzanlin monastery "松赞林寺"
my messy dorm bed - 15 yuan (= sgd 3)
the old city of zhongdian "中甸古城"
a prayer flag tree
she's doing this everyday, weaving some traditional costume
si fang jie "四方街". during the daytime, it was filled with food hawkers. in the evening, the square is cleared for an hour or two where people gathered to form a circle and dance to the music. this happens everyday. it was really joyful to dance with them though i hardly catch their dance steps.
dinner at lhasa restaurant
6 hrs bus ride from lijiang to shangri-la where many tibetans live. i had my first taste of altitude sickness when we arrived. first came the head ache at the back of my head and it didnt go off till the next morning. second, was my panting after walking a short distance. i felt like an old lady...
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