New restored monastery buildings at Drepung
The Chinese authorities do a lot of renovations at the holy shrines which they destroyed before during the invasion in 1951.
Now it seems that they do it for the image and to lure foreign tourists to the former Tibetan culture scenes.
In March 2008 Drepung was closed again by the Chinese authorities, after monk-led protests against Chinese rule turned violent and businesses, shops and vehicles were looted and torched.
Far at the background near the mountain foot is the new built railway station.
David Ballester 19/12/2012 23:30
Espectacular fotografia.--Tommy-- 19/12/2012 16:07
...die Chinesen haben auch heute noch Angst vor den Tibetern...obwohl Diese schon fast Fremde im eigenen Land sind...Gruß Tommy
Klaus Maas 19/12/2012 13:11
Very nice photo with a wide look in the landscape.vg.klaus