the tibetan market

so, down near the train station is a place called the tibetan market. really its a few curio shops, a lot of tibetan restaurants, and a place where all the nomads from the plateau wait to catch their bus back out of town. many of them come for just a day or two, to buy supplies and items for their shops. its a strange mix of people, many of which only speak obscure dialects of tibetan. here are a few, actually, quite a few pictures:

a monk and his friend waiting to catch a bus.

kids playing pool. don't kids always love having their picture taken.

a man from golok with his daughter. they were in xining buying stuff for their shop back home.

a woman and her child.

maybe not ever child likes to have their picture taken. but she was already sad looking before the picture.

a tibetan band. they really wanted me in the picture.

this boy was mostly too cool to have his picture taken with the other boys. but i still got him.

a nomad child. she kept walking right up to me with sad face wanting to look at my camera.



on a completely separate note, i want to suggest the movie 'the painted veil.' it was not only shot in a beautiful part of china, but is also a heartwrenchingly power story of human vulnerability and the inner hope for love. i was really touched by the struggle to forgive and the power of love to overcome, not to mention the difficulties of actually walking forgiveness out.