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A glimpse into people's lives at Barkhor Street in Lhasa

CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN
A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN
A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN
A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN
A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN
A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN
A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN
A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

A view of Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. /CGTN

Every morning, pilgrims walk clockwise around Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Most hold prayer wheels or beads, while others perform full-body prostrations. All maintain absolute silence. This practice has lasted for millennia, forming the core of Lhasa's cultural landscape and embodying the contemporary inheritance of Tibetan Buddhist ritual practices.

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