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Tibetan country houses are one floor buildings with a flat roof.
The walls covered with white plaster shine in the sun,
making a strong contrast with the blue of the sky.
Often a yak skull stands over the main entrance to protect the house. | |
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Many houses in Yangpachen are actually small shops, that
sell everything: food, drinks, clothes, wool, tools, shoes...
In this shop an image of the previous Panchen Lama, the second spiritual leader after the Dalai Lama (whose image is strictly forbidden) smiles from a small altar in the back. |
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This is a baker, preparing the dough for the bread, very tasty flat round loaves. |
| But most activities occur outdoor, on the dusty edges of the road: a butcher slaughters a yak, a shoemaker repairs some shoes and a tailor cuts a woollen fabric to make a "chuba", the typical Tibetan dress. |
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| And who has nothing to sell or buy, says the rosary, asking money to the passers-by. |
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