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View of Potala palace disrupted by a grotesque kitsch Chinese monument.
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Tibetan pilgrims and a Chinese police post.
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Chinese is superdominant over Tibetan in Tibet.
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Chinese occupation and sinicization of Tibet, on entering Lhasa.
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Temple mural damaged during the Cultural Revolution, and later callously restored.
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Cultural performance of the Chinese version of Tibetan history, the only one allowed.
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Incense smoke around the most holy Jokhang temple.
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The number of present-day monks is one-tenth of that in previous times.
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Buddhism is tolerated in a limited fashion.
![Tib-D183](/images/azie/tibet/preview/Tib-D183.jpg)
A monk prostates himself whilst circumventing the Potala.
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Monks in Tashilungpo monastry.
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A woman prostates herself whilst circumventing Jokhang temple, her son has other ideas.
![Tib-D173](/images/azie/tibet/preview/Tib-D173.jpg)
As is the endless circumventing of holy places, with prayer wheels and prayer beads.
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Burning candles for the Buddha.
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Prayer flags at the Karola (mountain pas).
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Teenage girl herding yaks.
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Copper pots and pans in a shop for kitchen utensils.
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Nomad tent with yaks and solar panels.
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Chinese sales woman taking a nap.
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The Potala palace by night.