Typical Tibetan Door

Welcome to my Pavilion! As you wander through my house you will discover places that serve as my homebase for certain activities. In the Courtyard I conduct my social activities here at AncientWorlds and in the Orient. My Library is for my historical and academic pursuits. Finally, in my Study you will find my game playing scores, statistics and artifacts. Thanks for visiting my home!

Potasi Monastery

Tibet, nestled between the Himalayas in the south and the Kunlun Shan in the north, conjures images of blue skies, flapping prayer flags and red-cheeked Tibetan monks. Tibetans have survived for thousands of years in the harshest environments - physical and political. A visit to Tibet is not a walk in the park, but proper preparation combined with a healthy attitude for the rustic will make any visitor to Tibet fall in love with the place.

Tibet is officially called the Tibetan Autonomous Region by the Chinese, or Xizang, pronounced "she-zhang" which means Treasure House of the West. It sits at the far west of China, just south of Xinjiang Autonomous Region.

The northern tip of India borders Tibet's western side and Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar snuggle up to its southern border. To the northeast lies Qinghai province and to the east lies Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.

The Tibetan plateau averages about 4,000m (12,000 feet) above sea level. Some of the world's highest mountains surround Tibet: the Himalayas to the south, the Karakoram in the west and the Kunlun in the north. Over 1,500 lakes are scattered throughout Tibet and the mountain waters give way to several major river systems in Asia: the Brahmaputra (Yarlung Tsangpo), the Indus and the Mekong (Lancang Jiang).

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