A slight cold, or on Tibet. Morning aircraft took off from Chengdu, Huyou Huyou fell on the plateau above. Would like to listen to others words, slow walking, light talk. Foot Gonggar Airport, wearing a snow cap mountains surrounded by the endless.
More than 90 kilometers away from Lhasa airport, along the way connected peaks, and occasionally an outmoded Wang clear water and water waves, reflected upside the mountains, blue sky, white clouds. Water and a small land length of short shrubs, green and lush. Red, white, green, blue, yellow streamer Piaoye wind.
Two days, cursory, first looked at the Jokhang Temple, Tibetans have been Teramae worship and persistent hawkers shock. Shortening the lights in the chanting voices shaking, people are constantly looking at the Hajj where Tim Erigeron butter. Jokhang Temple is the demon said to the heart of the seat position. Dirty on the floor Mopa Tibetan children, devout woman giving her Mahua Bian, Jin Zuanzhe turning wheel. Small groups of Tibetans took turns for the butter lamps Tim incense. Teramae's haunted by the column colorful streamer with a column pierce straight into the sky.
In the Barkhor covered with slate they roam in packs, but also will not dare to ask price. Just open your mouth and get rid of it becomes difficult. A fancy knives, gesturing for a long time, after all, did not buy. Dao Shi bought a turning wheel, the price was right.
From the Beishan the Potala Palace, Ju Xingzhi halfway up the mountain, I got up the stairs. Quebec, Canada, a woman and her boyfriend drove from Kathmandu to Tibet. While on crutches and still insists that up. The back of her boyfriend occasionally climbing a stone staircase, fall in love quite like the people.
Potala Palace, the dividends white Liang Gong, we can first access to the depositary of Buddhist texts, the narrow steep Chek. The palace staircase, almost 90 degrees, climbing is extremely difficult. First into the Red Palace, the Dalai Lama saw a number of shrines and ultimately on the golden dome. Overlooking the Lhasa city, excellent field of vision. Reflected upside-pool no longer exists, replaced by a straight thing wide road runs through the peaceful liberation of Tibet monument has just been completed, it is on my arrival the day before the opening. Out of the Red Palace, into the White House, the embroidered Buddhist monks drying stage, is estimated to use drying Buddha Festival. The White House is the place where the Dalai Lama daily government. Hastily read, paid heed to the south east down the mountain toward the square to Abdallah as the background picture. Plateau dazzling sunlight, do not wear sunglasses could not open the eyes. Tibetan Multi-eye, which is one of the reasons.
Away from the square, go to Norbulingka diameter. Norbulingka is the Dalai Lama's summer palace, a small environment is very good. Pond set off the trees, temples hiding in the forest. Linca in Tibetan means inside the forest.
Lhasa, to my shock not just a religious and pious, the next afternoon trip to visit any of more than a lama temple to be meaningful. That afternoon I went to a blind schools and orphanages.
Blind School is located on the East Kim, turned into an alley, we can see a blend of Tibetan and Chinese architectural style courtyard. This is the school for the blind there is a young girl in Germany and the Netherlands guy run. This girl I was a blind. Sambryl very talkative, talking about a lot of start-up the original intention of such a school and prospects. Currently, there are more than 30 school students who are Tibetan children, aged less than 15 years. And remembered watching in the classroom for blind children in English, Chinese and Tibetan, and my heart there speechless the first time. Sambryl said a word, I was impressed: blindness is by no means a sin. Many families believe that nourishes the Tibetan blind child is a curse, Sambryl just want to let these children through practical actions can be like normal children, to socialize, to be themselves. Followed by a visit can print Braille printers, touch the text of those rugged, heart of the first sour. Children also learn massage, this is not the only blind discrimination in industry.
Want to go to Tibet tourism friends have time to take a look at this school and give them some help. These foreign friends to give up the West superior to the living conditions of Tibet, in order to change their own beliefs. Compared with them, we sometimes have with each other for petty profits calculation really embarrassed.
To leave the blind school, car towards the north of Lhasa. Chu Liaocheng, along the way or the mountains, endless barren hills. There is a temple built on the hillside, it is unexpected, it seems inaccessible, there is no ready-made road and can be reached. Do not know how the pilgrims to their work. Saw a real Tibetan residential areas, low walls brush with lime, deteriorate the courtyard, drying in the sunlight of yak dung, which is Tibetan buttered tea boiled the Shang Hao fuel.
Dode Orphanage is also set up by foreign friends of the donor. Now Dean is a very quiet Spanish middle-aged man, his eyes friendly clarity. Orphanage where children no more than 17 years of age the largest, are orphans or street children. Children dressed in robes greet us, dark little face was full of Health and scared. Requirements and that they posed, they have flooded over the initiative, perhaps like never before according to the sake of the children are curious. The Han Chinese on my adventures, so shamelessly cheating the children's smiling faces.
Visited the children's classrooms and dormitories, simple and neat. Current school spending more than 50 million yuan a year, spend 300 yuan on each child. And the Spanish men, who bid farewell handshake of the moment are a friendly and enthusiasm. Are willing to do practical things for the children who, the heart is hot.
Author: frankierivers
