进入拉萨，突然有种错觉，像到了一个内陆城市。人们下班了，在公交站牌处等车，大多都是皮肤白白的汉人，穿着时尚。但另一个静默的景象让我意识到，这，就是拉萨了。路两旁的部队大院，不时冒出一个来。路上执勤的，全是特警，开着威武的装甲车。
Entering Lhasa I got a false impression, it resembled a mainland Chinese city. People are getting off work, waiting for the bus at bus stops, mostly pale-skinned Chinese, fashionably dressed. But there was another silent scene that made me realize that this, this is Lhasa. Emerging from military compounds along the road from time to time, on duty, are Special Police, all driving mighty armored vehicles.