Tibet 1985 007 Lhasa DaLai Lama Pics

007 is more video of the busy colorful streets of Lhasa in 1985 before the invasion of Chinese settlers. See the illicit pictures of the Dalai Lama being sold on the street.
In 1985 I bought one of the first Sony video cameras for the consumer market. Living in Japan I took a trip to China. While in Chengdu got permission to go to Tibet. I was joined by 2 Germans whom I met in Chengdu: Matheus and Gunther. We traveled all around Tibet after renting a van with driver in Lhasa. The locals in Tibet were fascinated by the camera and thus there are many crowds and interesting scenes. I cannot speak Tibetan but I am fluent in Chinese so we managed to get to a lot of places that were not being toured at that time in Tibet.

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