9:00 am, in Lhasa is not too early, and we hold herself back any excitement, the waiter, then shot ahead on time to the Potala Palace, dream Abdallah.
From afar, Abdallah momentum of our shock, built on mountains, tall, majestic, high ground overlooking the city. Square, pedestrians are not many, and we quickly found yesterday, along with Tibet's friends and the two young men from Xinjiang, leaves and Xiao-Gang (I would like to call them), they are not purely for tourism, but to enter a number of goods.
Too tired, although it is admired Abdallah, according to the prevailing physical, stepped into the courage to go no matter what happens, she's momentum so that we prohibitive. So, we agreed to have only a casual walk around, look at rest.
Several of the travelers from far apart so gathered in the foot of the Potala Palace, random chatting, casual Guang Zhao, random enjoying the sun and air ...... plateau
Xiaogang is a minor celebrity in his hometown of bass in hand, the university drop out of school to go home because of fighting since then fell in love with music, hard study bass and began another bitter musical life, two years ago to stay in Lhasa for a year, and therefore can be considered to re-visit an old haunt. The Xiaogang his students, is also a neighbor, this time together with their teachers in Tibet, saying it was to see the world.
I have these few playmate, tour guides, art teacher, bass, are the circles I've never come into contact, and only in Tibet, in the snowy plateau, have such an opportunity and let me exposure to a completely different atmosphere.
At noon, in the square before the Potala Palace, a Xinjiang restaurant, Xiaogang invites us to enjoy Xinjiang noodles, taste and aroma, then I'll think of next to Xinjiang, and must eat large copies of the Xinjiang mix surface, so last year when I really have to go to Xinjiang, how to eat are also not greasy, and also learned to make noodles, a pity not linked to the leaves.
Lhasa is not, nor prosperous, there is no big shopping malls, no crowded cities in the Mainland. Visitors a lot of foreigners there are many, they seem particularly interested in Tibet, and perhaps attract their natural beauty is not only here, as well as the simplicity and calm in Tibet, you see, many people turn prayer wheels in hand, walked leisurely manner is not no quick fix slow clockwise turn forward, and thus has been transferred forward, brushing time quietly goes by, we feel is also slow, and there is no hurry in the Mainland that, intense rhythm, to feel the calm and all that.
We spend time is beautiful, all this has given me not only in Lhasa, as well as my playmate.
Bajiao Street, we have transferred numerous times where, again and again we are excited. Look, art teacher surprises again and again, those exotic arts and crafts, with religious overtones of the butter lamps, turning the cylinder, what is there yak head, knives, see our dazzling, no wonder, said: We're less than Lhasa Bajiao Street, then you have not actually been to Lhasa, but also must be clockwise.
There are several selling Bajiao Street Thangka shop, a number of artists are painting a very tasks are more demanding, and some to paint a few months, a stroke. Let us not put it down to those paintings Unfortunately, too expensive, can not afford, so consult with the boss, the election of the pieces took a few pictures, the effect is naturally not the same, but can also be enjoyed slowly.
Knives, Tibetan carry the items, can be used to cut dried raw beef and mutton, it is convenient for all kinds of sheath, all kinds of shapes, but also deliberately to the old, the price expensive, many people do not understand, Fortunately, the leaves of this staff, I picked a good one to give to a good friend, which I bought in Tibet, the only one knives.
Tibetans do business, some cunning Writing, such as shoe polish to do with the old scabbard, but the most simple, and often throw things on the table allow us to pick, I am sure we do not know over the past few years, whether this case ? The majority of them to be fluent in English, Chinese, but not write.
Doing business in Tibet, there are also many mainland people, for profit, for Liulianwangfan of ......
Shopping harvest is naturally not a small full of goodies, not only the pile of items purchased, there is a heart filled with excitement.
We spent several days in Lhasa, while also planning the next trip, while looking for a playmate can be chartered along one side toured the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple. My original plan only been able to Lhasa, under their influence, began plans to Ali, is not ah, after all, Tibet is not easy at all, as little as possible of some regret that bar.
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