Photo Friday: Polar Presence In Tibet

February 5th, 2010 | no comments


Tibetan MarketplaceImage by JC

This photo was taken in April of 2008 – a month after the deadly riots between the Uighur, Tibet’s ethnic Muslims, and the Han Chinese. The clash was a result of the increased oppression of Uighur by the Chinese government. The Uighur were protesting against Beijing rule and demanding independence from China.

Daily life in Lhasa, Tibet’s capital, was very polarized with the Chinese military’s physical presence of control and the prayer flags‘ spiritual presence of  peace and compassion.

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