The ancient city looks modern. [TibetCulture.net]

"In recent years, Lhasa has changed so greatly that even I often feel surprised. I had been to another city some days before and after I came back I even can't recognize some places that had changed so much," said 66-year-old Phuntsok, who lives in Lhasa and has fallen in love with photography after retirement.

Since China's reform and opening up in 1978, great changes have taken place in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. In the past few years, the economy in Lhasa has developed with high speed and the gross national product (GNP) has reached 3.6 billion yuan.