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  • The view while riding the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
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  • A traveller in Xining railway station, one of the main stops on the train journey that runs into Tibet and onto Lhasa.
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  • A woman prays outside of Jokhang Temple, in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. It is considered to be the spiritual center of Tibet and pilgrims come from all over the region to circle its walls.
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  • A young girl sleeps on the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
    Tibet-18-06-050.JPG
  • The view while riding the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
    Tibet-18-06-048.JPG
  • The view while riding the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
    Tibet-18-06-039.JPG
  • A monk walks through Ganden monastery in Tibet. The monastery is one of the most important in the region and sits on top of a mountain near Lhasa at an altitude over approximately 4,300m.
    Tibet-18-06-005.JPG
  • A mother and child walk down stairs inside Ganden monastery in Tibet. The monastery is one of the most important in the region and sits on top of a mountain near Lhasa at an altitude over approximately 4,300m. Pilgrims steadily stream through the monastery throughout the day, exploring the narrow alleyways that criss cross the monastery's interior.
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  • Lhasa train station, in Tibet.
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  • The view while riding the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
    Tibet-18-06-049.JPG
  • Passengers take in the view while riding the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
    Tibet-18-06-051.JPG
  • A man checks his cellphone while riding the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
    Tibet-18-06-045.JPG
  • The view while riding the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
    Tibet-18-06-038.JPG
  • Passengers in Xining railway station, one of the main stops on the train journey that runs into Tibet and onto Lhasa.
    Tibet-18-06-031.JPG
  • Crowds in Xining railway station, one of the main stops on the train journey that runs into Tibet and onto Lhasa.
    Tibet-18-06-029.JPG
  • A monk walks through the narrow alleyways of Ganden monastery in Tibet. The monastery is one of the most important in the region and sits on top of a mountain near Lhasa at an altitude over approximately 4,300m.
    Tibet-18-06-021.JPG
  • A woman prays in Ganden monastery in Tibet. The monastery is one of the most important in the region and sits on top of a mountain near Lhasa at an altitude over approximately 4,300m.
    Tibet-18-06-019.JPG
  • A pilgrim walks through Sera monastery, located in the north of Lhasa. The monastery is one of the most important 'university monasteries' in Tibet and is home to hundreds of monks, famed for their heated debates which are part of their training and study of buddhist doctrines.
    Tibet-18-06-018.JPG
  • Tourists in the Potala Palace in Lhasa. One of the spiritual centers of Tibet, it is also the number one tourist sight in the city leading to thousands of tourists and pilgrims visiting each day. Most walk clockwise around the palace, pausing to pray, or take pictures, of the sacred structure before them.
    Tibet-18-06-014.JPG
  • Tourists take in the view from the Potala Palace in Lhasa. One of the spiritual centers of Tibet, it is also the number one tourist sight in the city leading to thousands of tourists and pilgrims visiting each day. Most walk clockwise around the palace, pausing to pray, or take pictures, of the sacred structure before them.
    Tibet-18-06-013.JPG
  • Afternoon sunlight spills onto Jokhang temple, in central Lhasa. It is considered the most holy temple in all of Tibet. Everyday, from sunrise to sunset, people peform the kora around this temple, a practise whereby they walk or prostrate clockwise around the whole structure. It's a fascinating practice to watch and you can observe people from all walks of Tibetan life.
    Tibet-18-06-011.JPG
  • The view while riding the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
    Tibet-18-06-054.JPG
  • Lhasa train station, in Tibet.
    Tibet-18-06-057.JPG
  • The view while riding the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
    Tibet-18-06-046.JPG
  • The view while riding the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
    Tibet-18-06-040.JPG
  • The view while riding the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
    Tibet-18-06-036.JPG
  • The view while riding the Xining to Lhasa train, a 24-hour journey that takes passengers across highland grasslands and through mountain passes into Tibet. It's regarded as one of the most interesting and visually spectacular train journeys in all of China.
    Tibet-18-06-037.JPG
  • A train worker in Xining railway station, one of the main stops on the train journey that runs into Tibet and onto Lhasa.
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  • A passenger in Xining railway station, one of the main stops on the train journey that runs into Tibet and onto Lhasa.
    Tibet-18-06-032.JPG
  • A monk walks through the narrow alleyways of Ganden monastery in Tibet. The monastery is one of the most important in the region and sits on top of a mountain near Lhasa at an altitude over approximately 4,300m.
    Tibet-18-06-020.JPG
  • A man prays in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. One of the spiritual centers of Tibet, thousands of pilgrims visit each day, journeying here at least once in their lifetimes. They walk clockwise around the palace, pausing to pray and take in the sacred structure before them.
    Tibet-18-06-015.JPG
  • A woman prays in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. One of the spiritual centers of Tibet, thousands of pilgrims visit each day, journeying here at least once in their lifetimes. They walk clockwise around the palace, pausing to pray and take in the sacred structure before them.
    Tibet-18-06-016.JPG
  • A pilgrim pauses as she walks through the narrow alleyways of Ganden monastery in Tibet. The monastery is one of the most important in the region and sits on top of a mountain near Lhasa at an altitude over approximately 4,300m.
    Tibet-18-06-004.JPG
  • Afternoon sunlight spills onto Jokhang temple, in central Lhasa. It is considered the most holy temple in all of Tibet. Everyday, from sunrise to sunset, people peform the kora around this temple, a practise whereby they walk or prostrate clockwise around the whole structure. It's a fascinating practice to watch and you can observe people from all walks of Tibetan life.
    Tibet-18-06-001.JPG
  • On the road to Ganden monastery near Lhasa, a Tibetan Mastiff dog stands on a small table. Traditionally, this fearsome dog was used by farmers to protect their livestock from wolves and bears. Now, many act as props for tourists to have their photo take with, providing basic incomes for local farmers.
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  • The Potala Palace in central Lhasa.
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  • A balloon flies in 'Jewel Park' (Norbulinka, in Tibetan) in central Lhasa. Each year, families meet in the park to watch traditional plays and dances as part of the Sho Dun festival which dates back to the 16th Century when people would gather to give food, especially yoghurt, to local monks.
    Tibet-18-06-007.JPG
  • A lone yak stands on the shores of Yamdrok Lake in Tibet. Adorned in colorful attire and decorations, its owner charges tourists to pose for photos with it. Nestled in at over 4,400m above sea level, the turqoise freshwater lake glistens, surrounded by rolling grasslands and snow-capped mountains. The climate is changing here however as temperatures are rising, altering the highland grasslands and the fragile ecosystems on the 'roof of the world'.
    Tibet-18-06-027.JPG
  • Tourists stand on a viewing platform overlooking Yamdrok Lake in Tibet. Nestled in at over 4,400m above sea level, the turqoise freshwater lake glistens, surrounded by rolling grasslands and snow-capped mountains.
    Tibet-18-06-026.JPG
  • A bird flies over spectacular valleys near the Ganden Monastery in Tibet. Pilgrims circle the monastery which sits upon a mountain near Lhasa, offering spectacular 180 degree views of the surrounding countryside.
    Tibet-18-06-023.JPG
  • A woman laughs as she poses for pictures near the Potala Palace, in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.
    Tibet-18-06-017.JPG
  • The colourful hairband of a Tibetan lady as she sits in the 'Jewel Park' (Norbulinka, in Tibetan) in central Lhasa. Each year, families meet in the park to watch traditional plays and dances as part of the Sho Dun festival which dates back to the 16th Century when people would gather to give food, especially yoghurt, to local monks.
    Tibet-18-06-009.JPG
  • Birds fly near the Potala Palace in central Lhasa, as dawn breaks across the Tibetan capital.
    Tibet-18-06-012.JPG
  • A man in the 'Jewel Park' (Norbulinka, in Tibetan) in central Lhasa. Each year, families meet in the park to watch traditional plays and dances as part of the Sho Dun festival which dates back to the 16th Century when people would gather to give food, especially yoghurt, to local monks.
    Tibet-18-06-008.JPG
  • A young girl looks out from a crowd of people who have gathered in the 'Jewel Park' (Norbulinka, in Tibetan) in central Lhasa. Each year, families meet in the park to watch traditional plays and dances as part of the Sho Dun festival which dates back to the 16th Century when people would gather to give food, especially yoghurt, to local monks.
    Tibet-18-06-006.JPG
  • Desertification is increasing on the shores of Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water which lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-086.JPG
  • A Tibetan woman in her tent near Qinghai Lake. Thousands of Tibetan nomads have been relocated to nearby towns in an attempt to reduce the ecological deterioration around Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water which lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-080.JPG
  • Local Tibetan men near to sands dunes next to Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-077.JPG
  • Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-073.JPG
  • Local Tibetans stand by the head of a statue at Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-057.JPG
  • A young Tibetan man embraces his yak on the shore of Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-037.JPG
  • Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-034.JPG
  • A woman stands on a walkway which has been flooded on Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-031.JPG
  • A child poses for a photograph by the side of the road on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-006.JPG
  • Desertification is increasing on the shores of Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water which lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-090.JPG
  • A Tibetan man and his guitar. Thousands of Tibetan nomads have been relocated to nearby towns in an attempt to reduce the ecological deterioration around Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water which lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-085.JPG
  • Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-072.JPG
  • Desertification grips the shores of Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-070.JPG
  • Tourists on the shores of Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-069.JPG
  • Tourists walking through a rape-seed field near to Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake is China's largest inland body of water, lying at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-061.JPG
  • A female Tibetan monk looks out from a boat window on Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-054.JPG
  • Local Tibetans at Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-053.JPG
  • Shop fronts in a town near Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-044.JPG
  • Two young friends in a town near Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-038.JPG
  • Tibetan children near Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-027.JPG
  • Tibetan children near Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-025.JPG
  • A Tibetan girl near to Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-024.JPG
  • Prayer flags near Qinghai Lake on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-022.JPG
  • Tourists pose for photos next to a Tibetan stupa on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-023.JPG
  • Tibetan prayer flags on top of a hill on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-013.JPG
  • Tibetan flags fly on a hill on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-012.JPG
  • A yak stands my the side of a mountain road on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-003.JPG
  • Tourists playing in the desert. Desertification is increasing on the shores of Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water which lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-089.JPG
  • Desertification is increasing on the shores of Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water which lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-088.JPG
  • Desertification is increasing on the shores of Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water which lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-087.JPG
  • Local Tibetans near Qinghai Lake. Thousands of Tibetan nomads have been relocated to nearby towns in an attempt to reduce the ecological deterioration around Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water which lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-084.JPG
  • Local Tibetans near Qinghai Lake. Thousands of Tibetan nomads have been relocated to nearby towns in an attempt to reduce the ecological deterioration around Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water which lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-083.JPG
  • Tibetan men in their tent near Qinghai Lake. Thousands of Tibetan nomads have been relocated to nearby towns in an attempt to reduce the ecological deterioration around Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water which lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-082.JPG
  • A horse viewed through the tent door of a local Tibetan home. Thousands of Tibetan nomads have been relocated to nearby towns in an attempt to reduce the ecological deterioration around Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water which lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-079.JPG
  • Desertification grips the shores of Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-075.JPG
  • Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-071.JPG
  • Tourists on the shores of Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-067.JPG
  • On the shores of Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-068.JPG
  • Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-066.JPG
  • Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-065.JPG
  • Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-064.JPG
  • Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-063.JPG
  • A bowl of yoghurt lies next to a Tibetan rug near Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake is China's largest inland body of water, lying at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-059.JPG
  • A Tibetan man prostrates near Qinghai Lake. The Lake is regarded as holy by locals and is revered as 'the soul of Qinghai'. Qinghai Lake is China's largest inland body of water, lying at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-060.JPG
  • Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-058.JPG
  • Local Tibetans attempt to move the head of a statue at Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-055.JPG
  • A Tibetan female monk and a local Han businessman near to Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-050.JPG
  • Local Tibetans at Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-052.JPG
  • A Tibetan monk near to Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-051.JPG
  • A local man on 'Bird Island', a famous tourist spot at Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-049.JPG
  • A yak on the grasslands near to Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-046.JPG
  • A man visiting 'Bird Island', a famous tourist spot at Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-047.JPG
  • Shop fronts in a town near Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-045.JPG
  • Tibetan men near Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Many local Tibetan nomads have been relocated in an attempt to reduce the impact on the fragile highland ecosystems. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-043.JPG
  • Tourists watch the sunrise coming up over Qinghai Lake. Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland body of water lies at over 3000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The lake has been shrinking in recent decades, as a result of increased water-usage for local agriculture. Qinghai Province. China. 2010
    Qinghai-Lake-China-10-14-040.JPG
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