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Jokhang Temple, Lhasa
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The atmosphere of hushed awe is what hits you first as you inch through the dark,
medieval passageways of the
Jokhang
. Queues of wide-eyed pilgrims shuffle up
and down the stairways, past medieval doorways and millennium-old murals,
pausing briefly to top up the hundreds of butter lamps that flicker in the gloom. It's
the beating spiritual heart of Tibet. Welcome to the 14th century.
