Barkhor Street Tour Photos & Experiences – Tour Tibet
The first stop for most newcomers to Lhasa is the Jokhang in the heart of the Tibetan old town. But before you even venture into the Jokhang it’s worth taking a stroll around the Barkhor, a quadrangle of streets that surrounds the Jokhang complex. It is an area unrivalled in Tibet for its fascinating combination of sacred significance and push-and-shove market economics. This is both the spiritual heart of the Holy City and the main shopping district for Tibetans.
The Barkhor is the one part of Lhasa that has most resisted the invasions of the mordern world. Pilgrims from Kham, Amdo and further afield step blithely around a prostrating monk and stop briefly to finger a jewel-encrusted dagger at a street stall; monks sit cross-legged on the paving stones before their alms bowls muttering mantras, as armed police march by provocatively anti-clockwise in strict formation. It’s an utterly fascinating place you will want to come back to time after time.
Let’s have a virtual tour around the Barhor street today; and feel free to contact our travel experts for more information about Tibet.
the Barkhor Street
the Barkhor Street
the Barkhor Street
the Barkhor Street
the Barkhor Street
the Barkhor Street
the Barkhor Street
