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There is Nothing as Powerful as a Mother’s Love…

...and Nothing as Healing as a Child’s Soul

 

(One from the archives)

 

Tibetan Mother and Child at rest in Lhasa, Tibet.

 

Lhasa is the second most populous urban area on the Tibetan Plateau after Xining. At an altitude of 3,656 meters (11,990 ft.), Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world.

 

The city has been the religious and administrative capital of Tibet since the mid-17th century. It contains many culturally significant Tibetan Buddhist sites such as the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka Palaces.

 

Tibet is a region in East Asia covering much of the Tibetan Plateau spanning about 2.5 million square kilometers. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Tamang, Qiang, Sherpa, and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people.

 

Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.) Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain, rising 8,848 m (29,029 ft.) above sea level.

 

(Canon PowerShot, 1/100 @ f/5.6, ISO 200, processed to taste)

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Uploaded on November 2, 2022
Taken on September 20, 2011