| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Lhasa is the capital and largest city of Tibet and is at an altitude of 3490m.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Lhasa has been the centre of Tibetan culture since the 6th century.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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The city became a relgious centre in the 17th century.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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The spritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, lived in Lhasa until 1959 when the Chinese invaded and he fled to India.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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For many years the city was off limits to foreigners.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Two men and a woman.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Three girls.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Kampa warriors.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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The 17th century Potala Palace. The red part is religious, the white area is the palace.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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The palace is built on the site of a 7th century shrine and was the home of the Dalai Lama until 1959.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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The Potala Palace is 117m high and contains 1000 rooms and 10,000 shrines.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
 |
The palace was saved from destruction during the Cultural Revolution by the intervention of Zhou Enlai.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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Entrance to the White Palace.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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The White Palace was home to all Dala Lamas from the 5th (17th century) to the current (1990).
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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Decorated windows.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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Stone coat of arms.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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Painted eves.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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The guilded roof.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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People on the roof area of the palace.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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The upper levels.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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The gilded roof.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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Detail of the red part of the palace.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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The Dhvaja (victory banner).
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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View from the palace.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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Decorated windows.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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Temple guardian.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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Painting from Buddhist mythology.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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The palace houses the gold covered tombs of the Dalai Lamas.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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View of the city from the palace.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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View of the city surrounded by barren mountains.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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Houses at the base of the palace.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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The Potala Palace from Jarmalinka island.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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The Potala Palace from the city park.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Potala Palace
|
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View of the palace from the city centre.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Tibetan pilgrims in Lhasa.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Street scene with local transport.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Selling pots.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Selling meat.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Jokhang Temple
|
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The Jokhang Temple is in the centre of old Lhasa.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Jokhang Temple
|
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The Jokhang Temple dates from the 7th century and has an area of 25,000 square metres.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Jokhang Temple
|
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Pilgrims at the temple.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Jokhang Temple
|
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The temple is the holiest in Tibet.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Jokhang Temple
|
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Gilded roof.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Tibetan women with traditional clothing.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Kampa (a Tibetan warrior).
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
 |
Old woman.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Group of people sitting in the street.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Norbulinka Palace
|
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The Norbulinka is the summer palace from where the Dalai Lama fled into exile in 1959.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Norbulinka Palace
|
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The courtyard.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Norbulinka Palace
|
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The guilded roof of the palace.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Norbulinka Palace
|
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Painted wooden eves.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Norbulinka Palace
|
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Door knocker.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Norbulinka Palace
|
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The palace gardens.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Norbulinka Palace
|
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The wreck of a car donated to the 13th Dalai Lama and carried into Tibet in pieces by yaks.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Norbulinka Palace
|
 |
Cars could not be driven in Tibet due to the lack of roads, fuel and spare parts.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Tibetan man with prayer wheel.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
 |
Tibetan woman.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
District : Kyichu River
|
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The Kyichu River passes through Lhasa.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
District : Kyichu River
|
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The river is a tributary of the Brahmaputra which flows into the Bengal Delta.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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The spectacular Drepung Monastery is one of the largest in the world.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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Drepung Monastery is on a hillside overlooking Lhasa.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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The monastery once housed 10,000 monks.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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The monastery dates from 1416.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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One of the many wall paintings inside the monastery.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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Wall painting of a musician.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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Blue faced temple guardian.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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Temple guardian with red face.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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View of the courtyard.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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The walls and roof of the monastery are ornately decorated and guilded.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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The Dhvaja.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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Prayer wheels.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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Most of the 10,000 monks were killed during the Chinese invasion in 1959.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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The buildings are against a barren mountain.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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Decorated doorway and window.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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Chairs for monks to read their bound scriptures.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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The sciptures are bound in wood and tied with cloth.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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Carved wooden binding for Buddhist scriptures.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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Stupa.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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Rocks painted with Buddhas.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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View from the monastery.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
Site / Event : Drepung Monastery
|
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View of Lhasa.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Pilgrim.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Woman with cane.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Two women.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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A group of pilgrims.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Seated women.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
City / Town : Lhasa
|
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Shady street.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
Region : Himalaya
|
 |
Flying from Lhasa to Kathmandu over the Himalaya.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
Region : Himalaya
|
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Snow capped mountains.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Tibet
Region : Himalaya
|
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Spectacular view.
|
1990 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chengdu
|
 |
Chengdu is capital of Sichuan Province and has been a centre of arts and crafts for 2500 years.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chengdu
|
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The city was capital during World War 2.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chengdu
District : Tianfu Square
|
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The centre of the city is Tianfu Square.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chengdu
District : Tianfu Square
|
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One child poster.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chengdu
District : Tianfu Square
|
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Statue and exhibitional hall of Mao Dze Dong in 1988. It is on the site of a former Ming palace.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chengdu
District : Tianfu Square
|
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 Statue of Mao Tse Tung in Tianfu Square in 2025.
|
2025 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chengdu
District : Tianfu Square
|
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Tianfu Square is surrounded by modern buildings in 2025.
|
2025 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chengdu
District : Tianfu Square
|
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Metro station in the centre of the square.
|
2025 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chengdu
District : Tianfu Square
|
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The square at night.
|
2025 |
