Photo by Liang Zhun A paradoxical hymn to life emerges from the highland of Shiqu.    ...

Photo by Liang Zhun An accumulation of Mani stones in Shiqu district.    ...

Photo by Liang Zhun The art of living in a tent at very high altitude extends to all aspects of practical life.  

Photo by Liang Zhun Sanctuary within a tent.  

Photo by Liang Zhun Sacred objects are displayed in a temple by the nomads.  

Photo by Liang Zhun Nomadic tribes still inhabit the district of Shiqu.    ...

Photo by Liang Zhun Iconography found on the walls of Songge funeral city.  

Photo by Liang Zhun Sacred iconography place into the wall of Songge funeral city.  

Photo by Liang Zhun The Tibetan epic sings the repentance finally shown by the uncle of King Gesar, his hardened opponent, after he had killed several heroes. The funeral city of Songge would then have ...

Photo by Liang Zhun The Songge “necropolis’ is composed of a wall nine feet high surrounding an accumulation of stupas, through which the visitor circulates as in a maze after having entered through a ...

Photo by Liang Zhun The construction of this "city" began around the eleventh or twelfth century. It is probably a kind of memorial for the heroes fallen during the wars fought by King Gesar.  

Photo by Liang Zhun The Barge wall’s double enclosure. 53 kilometers away from the district township, this place of pilgrimage is located between a mountain and the sacred waters from which emerges the ...

Photo by Liang Zhun A recently carved “Mani stone” resting on the grass.  

Photo by Liang Zhun Mani stones are carved with the famous mantra om man i padme hum ("The mantra of six syllables," or drug yi ge pa in Tibetan). This mantra was already used before the 13th century. ...

Photo by Liang Zhun You learn to become an herder at an early age.  

Photo by Liang Zhun The sense of beauty of the Tibetans seems to be exacerbated by the harshness of the natural environment.  

Photo by Liang Zhun A Tibetan man from Shiqu with characteristic hair dress style.    ...

Photo by Liang Zhun People stranger to the region are greeted with curiosity, shyness and utmost kindness.    

Photo by Liang Zhun Pasture is the natural habitat of the Shiqu Tibetan people.    ...

Photo by Liang Zhun The Barge wall and the funeral city of Songge attract the devotion of local pilgrims.