The newly rebuild Dzong (=castle) in Shigatse. Shanghai  Province provided the funding for this project. I was told that the design was based on old photos. However, the Shanghai team could not locate any historic photos depicting the back side, thus the engineers had to improvise. © Daniel Winkler Shigatse (Pinyin: Rikaze, SinoTibetan: Xigaze), 3830m, December 2006.
	A photo of the old Dzong in Shigatse I found in Emil Trinkler (ca. 1930): Das Land des Dalai-Lama. The photo was credited to Clichothek G.m.b.H. There are quite some differences between the current construction and the building in the old photo. It is not clear if this photo is taken from a completely different perspective. Could it be the backside?

Lungta prayer-flags and a Mani pile covered with Yak skulls mark a pass near Trakaniri 15km to the South of Litang. Tibetans gather skulls in sacred sites to help the spirit of the deceased animals to a better rebirth. February 1999, 4170m © Daniel Winkler	Village near Kyangba Gompa high above the valley ground. Note how the sunny south-facing slope has been developed and is used for agriculture and living, while the shady north-facing is still covered by a primary fir-spruce forest.© Daniel Winkler Litang, June 1999, 3850m
A newly erected Stupa in Litang Town. Once again stupas are being build all over the Tibetan areas. One can drive for ours on dirt tracks and suddenly glimpse a new huge Stupa in the middle of nowhere © Daniel Winkler, Nov.12, 2001	Statue of Terton Sogyal photographed in the Paldi Triked Shedra (Tantric College) above Kalzang Gompa below the Korwa of Mt. Lhanglhang Norbu Yangtse, Shunlung, Nyarong. Terton Sogyal is a Nyarongpa. © Daniel Winkler, Nov. 9, 2001

	Village in Chunba Valley (SinoTibetan: Kyangba, Pinyin: Junba). The south-facing slopes in the back have lost all their spruce trees due to selective cutting by locals or fire. However, the oak forest are rich in matsutake mushrooms. North slopes had dense forest up until the early 1990s when logging was intensified. May 2000, 3600m © Daniel Winkler
	Chunba Gompa high above the valley ground. Half of the Gompa has been rebuild in recent years. Lithang /Litang County, June 1999, 3850m © Daniel Winkler
	Chorten in Yiri, Riwoche, Chamdo Prefecture, Tibet AR. In the back spruce forest (Picea balfouriana) and some junipers (Juniperus tibetica?). © Daniel Winkler, Riwoche (SinoTibetan: Riwoqe, Pinyin: Leiwuqi), Chamdo (SinoTibetan: Qamdo, Pinyin: Changdu) Prefecture, July 1997, 4200m
	Gyalthang Gompa, a Gelukpa monastery on its way to a major tourist attraction. In front wetlands which used to be a lake, but were drained while China was leaping forward. Currently the County is looking into reflooding the area and having rowing boats available for the tourists. The county was formerly known in Chinese as Zhongdian, but has been renamed to Sangila - Shangrila or is it Shangri Lala-land?, Dechen / Deqen / Deqing TAP, NW-Yunnan. © Daniel Winkler, July 27, 2001
	Plenty of hay for feeding needy animals through the harsh winter in this Kham village. However the hay will not suffice for all the livestock. It is intend for calves and sick animals. Traditionally Tibetans do not provide hay for most of their livestock. Animals are kept on pastures to fend for themselves in the dry winter. © Daniel Winkler, South of  Sertar County, Aba / Ngawa  TAP, Sichuan, August 1998
	A farmhouse in Maldrogongkar County, NE of Lhasa. A thunderstorm was approaching, when the sun managed to break through the clouds for a last time before the rain started. © Daniel Winkler, Maldrogongkar County (also Medrogongar, Pinyin: Mozhugongka), Lhasa Municipality, Tibet AR, June 20, 1997