Lhasa River
site of Tibetan water burial (don't look too closely if you get queasy easily)traditionally, Tibetans also undergo "sky burial" and "tree burial," depending on one's social status
Yangzhuoyong Lakethe water in Tibet changes color with the sunlight!
emerald green in the morning, sapphire blue at noon, aquamarine in the evening
Tibetan woman in traditional dress, selling jewelry...
...and where she lives(Yangzhuoyong Lake is very far from all villages and towns)
herding sheep on the roadthe marks on the back of the sheep help distinguish which ones belong to which family
using the energy of flowing water...
...to make barley powder, a staple of Tibetan cuisine(this millstone is connected to the waterwheel seen above)
old and new villas
looking from one monastery onto another (on the hill)you turn the row of gold barrels as you walk along them for luck. they're also carved with Buddhist scriptures.
a rainbow after a rare rainfallTibet is in the middle of a drought and rain season doesn't start until August
a Tibetan-style hotel room
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