From Chongqing we bused to Chengdu where we spent the night before taking an early morning flight to Lhasa, Tibet. Lhasa, at over 12,000 feet altitude, required some adjustment to our physical activities.
This was a much different culture than we had ever experienced! The Tibetans are struggling to maintain their traditions in the face of extensive Chinese imposition and regulation.
Our three day visit here included the Jakhong Temple, Potala Palace, De Ji Orphanage (another GCT Foudation supported institution), a visit in the home of a local Tibetan woman and the Sera monastery.
