Show mysterious cit city sarat alhandra daa das a learned native of india who visited lhasa capital of tibet in 1882 thuy describes that and forbidden city the whole city stood displayed before us at the end of an avenue of gnarled tree trees the rays of the setting eun sun fril ing on an its glided dompe domes it was a superb sight night the like of which I 1 havo have never geon seen on our left was potala apotala with its lofty buildings and silt gilt roofs before us surrounded by a green meadow lay the town with its whitewashed housea houses and chinese buildings with mith roofs of blue glazed tiles lone long festoons fes toona of inscribed Ingert bed and painted rags hung from one building to the other saving in the breeze |