Tibet, the Roof of the World, for centuries the mysterious Buddhist holy place, is locked away in its mountain fastness of Himalaya, and has exercised a unique hold on the imagination of the west.
An elderly ethnic Tibetan woman is walking with a prayer wheel in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.[Photo/CRIENGLISH.com]
An ethnic Tibetan people is praying in front of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/CRIENGLISH.com]
An ethnic Tibetan woman is praying beside Namco Lake in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Namco means "heavenly lake" in the Tibetan language. [Photo/CRIENGLISH.com]
