TIBETBy Runa and Jared

BUTTER TEA Drinking butter tea is a

regular part of Tibetan life

Also known as po cha (= Tibetan tea)

Made from tea leaves, yak butter and salt

Provide lot of caloric energy and is particularly suited to high altitudes

Help prevent chapped lips

POTALA PALACE

POTALA PALACE

Located in populous city of Tibet, Lhasa.

Built at an altitude of 3,700 m (12,100 ft), on the side of Red Mountain

Named after Mount Potala Used to be a seat of government but

now is a museum

YARLUNG RIVER

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The highest major river in the

world2,840km=1,761miles