At the Barkhor Market enjoy the stimulating sights, sounds and fragrances of tibetan commerce. The market is full of herbs, spices, dried fruits and nuts from all over Asia; glittering brass, bronze & copper religious objects; hand-woven piled carpets; yak butter; hand-painted religious scrolls; bright prayer flags; and much more.

Acrobatics is an interactive art form. Everyone can easily appreciate the talent and strength exhibited by the performers. Chinese Acrobatics is one of the oldest performing arts. Its history can be traced back to Neolithic times. It is believed that acrobatics grew out of labor and self-defense skills, which people practiced and demonstrated during their [...]

The Shanghai French Concession is a district in the city and was the foreign concession of France in Shanghai, China. Established in 1849, the concession was progressively expanded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The concession came to an end in 1943. The area covered by the former French Concession was, for much [...]

The Himalaya Range or Himalayas for short, meaning “abode of snow” in Sanskrit, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from theTibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name of a massive mountain system that includes the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and other, lesser, ranges that extend out from the Pamir [...]

Hutongs (simplified Chinese: 胡同; traditional Chinese: 衚衕; pinyin: hútòng) are a type of narrow streets or alleys, most commonly associated with Beijing, China. In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods were formed by joining one siheyuan to another to form a hutong, and then joining one hutong [...]

Jokhang Temple was built in the 7th century by King Songtsen Gampo to house images of Buddha brought to Tibet by his Nepalese and Chinese wives. In front of the temple, you will see stones that have been smoothed by the countless worshipers and pilgrims that have prostrated themselves in front of the temple. Approaching [...]

Namtso or Lake Nam is a mountain lake at the border between Damxung County of Lhasa Prefecture andBaingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi) NNW of Lhasa. Geography and Climate The lake lies at an elevation of 4,718 m, and has a surface area of [...]