Barkhor

Image (Reuters): overturned cars and burnt-out shops in Barkhor Square, the large open-air market area in front of Jokhang temple, in the "Tibetan Quarter" of Lhasa, Tibet, earlier today.

Boing Boing 2008

You will not have a hard time finding Chinese food and even Western food on the central food road called Barkhor Street since the locals have smartly planned for tourists who don't want to experiment too much.

The Lobby from SPG Tamara Palmer 2010

The famous Barkhor Street was where pilgrims prostrated themselves and moved around Jokhang Temple.

Shishapangma 2010

The famous Barkhor Street was where pilgrims prostrated themselves and moved around Jokhang Temple.

Shishapangma 2010

The famous Barkhor Street was where pilgrims prostrated themselves and moved around Jokhang Temple.

Shishapangma 2010

The famous Barkhor Street was where pilgrims prostrated themselves and moved around Jokhang Temple.

Shishapangma 2010

Two years ago, the trinket-filled alleys around Jokhang monastery and Barkhor street in Lhasa were filled with noise as Tibetans rose up in part political protest, part ethnic riot.

From Lhasa to Shangri La: the Touristification of Tibet 2010

The famous Barkhor Street was where pilgrims prostrated themselves and moved around Jokhang Temple.

Shishapangma 2010

Two years ago, the trinket-filled alleys around Jokhang monastery and Barkhor street in Lhasa were filled with noise as Tibetans rose up in part political protest, part ethnic riot.

Alec Ash: From Lhasa to Shangri La: the Touristification of Tibet 2010

The famous Barkhor Street was where pilgrims prostrated themselves and moved around Jokhang Temple.

Shishapangma 2010