- Lingkhor
Lingkhor in
Tibet is asacred path, most commonly used to name the outerpilgrim road inLhasa matching its inner twinBarkhor . The Lingkhor in Lhasa was 8 kilometres (5 miles) long enclosing Old Lhasa, thePotala andChokpori . In former times it was crowded with men and women covering its length inprostration s,beggar s andpilgrim s approaching the city for the first time. The road passed through willow-shaded parks where the Tibetans used topicnic in summer and watch open air operas on festival days.New Lhasa has obliterated most of Lingkhor, but one stretch still remains west of Chokpori. A bridge about 1 km west of the Potala on the main road with green buildings beyond it is the landmark. The Lingkhor stretches left before the bridge between walls and
willow trees. After making a turn to the right it peters out at aduck pond . Open-air Tibetanopera s are still performed within earshot of the pond on festival days, one of which falls in June.ources
*"Passport Books:Tibet" -Shanggri-la-Press 1986
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