Four Days in Tibet: Lhasa's religious spirit muted in the midst of economic ... - Irish Independent

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Four Days in Tibet: Lhasa's religious spirit muted in the midst of economic ... Irish Independent Tibet's capital city of Lhasa (meaning “Place of the gods” in Tibetan) sits on a plateau in the Himalayas. It's famous white 7th century Potala Palace, the Dalai Lama's winter residence before he fled the country in 1959, rests on a small hill and ...

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