Guide Wang Mu takes us around Norbulingka Palace, the Dalai Lama's one-time winter residence. Photo by Philip Somerville. : Echoes of Lhasa's past
Guide Wang Mu takes us around Norbulingka Palace, the Dalai Lama's one-time winter residence. Photo by Philip Somerville. : Echoes of Lhasa's past
Tibetans, with prayer wheel and beads, walk around the Jokhang Temple pilgrimage circuit. In the background are redeveloped shops in what was the old Tibetan quarter of Lhasa. Photos by Christopher Adams. : Echoes of Lhasa's past
Tibetans, with prayer wheel and beads, walk around the Jokhang Temple pilgrimage circuit. In the background are redeveloped shops in what was the old Tibetan quarter of Lhasa. Photos by Christopher Adams. : Echoes of Lhasa's past
A young man prostrates himself step by step as he makes his way around Jokhang Temple. : Echoes of Lhasa's past
A young man prostrates himself step by step as he makes his way around Jokhang Temple. : Echoes of Lhasa's past
Jokhang Temple is now part of an ''authentic tourist'' destination. : Echoes of Lhasa's past
Jokhang Temple is now part of an ''authentic tourist'' destination. : Echoes of Lhasa's past
Echoes of Lhasa's past
The traditional flavour of Lhasa and its Tibetan Buddhist heart have been diluted but not entirely lost, writes Philip Somerville.