Makye Ame Restaurant In Lhasa

Makye Ame Restaurant In Lhasa refers to a small restaurant located at Barkor. Covering a total area of less than 200 square meters, it is dwarfed by a giant tower.However, most foreigners visiting Lhasa know it, and more than 30 journals and TV stations including those in Beijing, Hong Kong, Germany and Thailand have produced reports about it.

Throughout history, many millions have worshiped in front of Jokhand Monastery in Lhasa, burning mashed pine and cypress tree branches to create auspicious smoke and prostrating themselves on the stone paved Barkor Street. Many still take ritual walks along the street lined with stands offering a dazzling variety of ethnic handicrafts.

A small building standing in front of the giant sutra streamer at the southeastern corner of Barkor Street attracts visitors with its yellow color. It is small, but it is very famous in and outside China. Locals call it "the yellow house".

Its fame stems mainly from the fact the Tibetans worship white color and their houses are generally painted white. Only monasteries and residences for Living Buddhas and eminent monks wear"yellow robes"...