Once, she called home all excited about her new Lhasa apso—a $500 dog!
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Any cars coming from Lhasa are immediately stopped and searched," says one local, "What have we done to deserve this?
Tibetan Buddhist Self-Immolation Suicides Go Viral|Melinda Liu|March 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He had a ferocious temper, growing so angry at times his body shook as he stood on the shiny floor of his winter palace in Lhasa.
The Dalai Lama's Great Escape|Stephan Talty|December 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
From the western Tibetan town of Ngari, I was taken to Lhasa, where I was thrown into a detention camp.
Tibet's Star Activist Warns Obama|Tunku Varadarajan|February 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Thus spra (monkey) is now pronounced deu in the Lhasa dialect, but still streu-go in that of the province of Kham.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
Perhaps they already knew that we came from my headquarters, and they might even send a warning to Lhasa.
From Pole to Pole|Sven Anders Hedin
But it was quite expected that the obstinacy of the Tibetans would make it necessary to push on to Lhasa.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
These proved to be the Lhasa Depon, accompanied by an influential Lama and a small escort armed with modern rifles.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
He was apparently appointed from Lhasa and was responsible for all the revenues and financial dealings of the monastery.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
British Dictionary definitions for Lhasa
Lhasa
Lassa
/ (ˈlɑːsə) /
noun
a city in SW China, capital of Tibet, at an altitude of 3606 m (11 830 ft): for centuries the sacred city of Lamaism and residence of the Dalai Lamas from the 17th century until 1950; known as the Forbidden City because it was closed to Westerners until the beginning of the 20th century; annexed by China in 1951. The Dalai Lama fled after an unsuccessful revolt against Chinese rule in 1959. Pop: 131 000 (2005 est)