Xizang Snapshots: Step into the heartbeat of Barkhor Street in Lhasa
9 May 2026, 13:43 GMT
By CGTN
Topic: gallery
Credit: CGTN
Source URL: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-05-09/Xizang-Snapshots-Step-into-the-heartbeat-of-Barkhor-Street-in-Lhasa-1N0y8ZxvMFq/p.html
For more than 1,300 years, Barkhor Street has been the spiritual and commercial heart of Lhasa. Encircling the sacred Jokhang Temple, this ancient street once linked Tibetan traditions with trade routes across Central Asia and beyond. Today, its winding