Women worshipers near the Rongbuk Monastery - stock photo

Rongbuk Monastery is the highest of its kind in the world and situated near the Everest Base Camp on China"s side. Strongly built Tibetan women with ruddy cheeks, a common sight throughout Tibet, have joined their male counterparts in creating both material and cultural progress. Tibetan women love things of beauty, and have created unique highlands clothing featuring exaggerated coloring and rough lines. They fill their homes with beauty by using nimble hands to express their deep understanding of nature, including the sky, earth and all living things in patterns on rugs. Their mere presence adds beauty to the mysterious Tibetan highlands