Pilgrims in Lhasa

Huang Yue/Zhang Jin China Plus Published: 2017-07-16 09:47:23
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A pilgrim is on his way to the Jokhang Temple, the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims, in Lhasa on July 15, 2017. As the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa derives its name from the term "Holy Land" in the Tibetan language. The Tibetan kowtow is a ritual in Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

A pilgrim is on his way to the Jokhang Temple, the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims, in Lhasa on July 15, 2017. As the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa derives its name from the term "Holy Land" in the Tibetan language. The Tibetan kowtow is a ritual in Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

A pilgrim kowtows at the square of the Jokhang Temple, the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims, in Lhasa on July 15, 2017. As the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa derives its name from the term "Holy Land" in the Tibetan language. The Tibetan kowtow is a ritual in Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

A pilgrim kowtows at the square of the Jokhang Temple, the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims, in Lhasa on July 15, 2017. As the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa derives its name from the term "Holy Land" in the Tibetan language. The Tibetan kowtow is a ritual in Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

A pilgrim kowtows at the square of the Jokhang Temple, the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims, in Lhasa on July 15, 2017. As the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa derives its name from the term "Holy Land" in the Tibetan language. The Tibetan kowtow is a ritual in Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo: China Plus/Zhang Jin]

A pilgrim kowtows at the square of the Jokhang Temple, the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims, in Lhasa on July 15, 2017. As the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa derives its name from the term "Holy Land" in the Tibetan language. The Tibetan kowtow is a ritual in Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo: China Plus/Zhang Jin]

A pilgrim kowtows at the square of the Jokhang Temple, the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims, in Lhasa on July 15, 2017. As the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa derives its name from the term "Holy Land" in the Tibetan language. The Tibetan kowtow is a ritual in Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo: China Plus/Zhang Jin]

A pilgrim kowtows at the square of the Jokhang Temple, the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims, in Lhasa on July 15, 2017. As the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa derives its name from the term "Holy Land" in the Tibetan language. The Tibetan kowtow is a ritual in Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo: China Plus/Zhang Jin]

A pilgrim rolls the prayer wheels at the Potala Palace, the museum of Tibetan Buddhism and a World Heritage Site in Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region on July 15, 2017. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

A pilgrim rolls the prayer wheels at the Potala Palace, the museum of Tibetan Buddhism and a World Heritage Site in Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region on July 15, 2017. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

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