Explore Tibet’s Potala Palace’s spiritual prowess

The southwest corner of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. - Photo from China Daily/ Asia News Network

The ancient Potala Palace has sustained its divine significance in modern times.

THE desolate vastness of the Tibetan Plateau seems another world to an urbanite like me. It’s a place where life is hard – yet simple. My first trip to Tibet felt like a pilgrimage.