Immersion Guides: Lhasa

Product Description<br/><br/><br/>Immersion Guides invites you on a journey of a lifetime to the ancient city of Lhasa, the heart of Tibetan civilization. Written by Lhasa insiders and Tibet scholars, Immersion Guides: Lhasa is a trove of useful information to help travelers plan the perfect trip and decide where to eat, sleep, shop, hike and play. This 300-page book features gorgeous photographs, handy maps and a practical English-Tibetan-Mandarin glossary, as well as profiles of artists, monks, business owners, and other local personalities whose perspectives and experiences inform this magical Himalayan hub. Marvel at the Potala Palace, spin prayer wheels with passionate pilgrims or simply kick back and take in the striking mountain scenery from the roof of a teahouse. Immersion Guides: Lhasa is your passport to adventure.<br/><br/><br/>Review<br/><br/><br/>Compared to other guide books produced by Giant Publishing House, this one has a much more local touch and lots of first-hand experience from long-time Lhasa residents. --Beijing Today<br/><br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/><br/>Laurence J. Brahm is the founding director of the Shambhala Foundation. A lawyer and political economist by training, Brahm has spent over two decades advising multinational corporations and governments in Asia. In 2002, he closed his Beijing-based law practice and went to Tibet to produce a series of documentary films and write travelogues, among them Searching for Shangri-la, Conversations with Sacred Mountains, and New Age Sutra. In 2005, he established the Shambhala Foundation to promote ethnic diversity and culturally sustainable development. Brahm also owns and operates several heritage hotels, including Beijing's Red Capital Residence and Lhasa's House of Shambhala. Chris Buckley is a specialist in Tibetan arts and crafts. A resident of Beijing for over a decade, Buckley is a frequent visitor to Lhasa, where he owns the Tanva Weaving Workshop with his business partner Norbu. He is also the proprietor of two stores, Torana Gallery Beijing and Torana House Shanghai, that sell handmade carpets and Tibetan textiles (www.toranahouse.com). A Ph.D. Candidate at Emory University whose dissertation will explore modern art and cultural memory in Tibet, Leigh Miller Sangster has lived in Tibetan communities in Nepal, India and Tibet. She is spending most of 2006 and 2007 in Lhasa, volunteering, hiking, and working with contemporary Tibetan artists.