Tibet - the Land of Snow, Shambala, the rooftop of the world, a vast plateau with all the most romantic names you could think of. The eerie yet intoxicating emptiness of the plateau complements the Buddhism teaching of emptiness - 色即是空，空即是色.

What first attracted me to Tibet was the building of the Qinghai-Tibet railway I saw on discovery channel. I know the railway is not doing Tibet any good if you look from 'Han culture invasion' perspective, but I guess ... (more)