Ｔｈｅ　Ｌａｓｔ　Ｔｒａｄｅ　Ｃａｒａｖａｎ　ｉｎ　Ｔｉｂｅｔ：Ｂａｒｔｅｒ　Ｔｒａｄｅ　ｏｆ　Ｆｏ.docVIP

Ｔｈｅ　Ｌａｓｔ　Ｔｒａｄｅ　Ｃａｒａｖａｎ　ｉｎ　Ｔｉｂｅｔ：Ｂａｒｔｅｒ　Ｔｒａｄｅ　ｏｆ　Ｆｏ 　　 　　The Trade Caravan is on the March 　　Setting off from Lhasa we followed Lhasa River, passing through Chushur County, then, driving along the banks of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, we finally arrived at Nyemo Bridge. Next we headed northward and into a long valley. Finally, we reached Nyemo County. Although it was not a big county, it looked much more prosperous than Palgon County. A large government office building greeted us in a main street offering shops, both big and small, as well as restaurants - which also caught our eye. Nevertheless, the wandering lazy cows and donkeys, tethered to blocks by the entrances of shops and calling loudly, reminded us of the farmyard. 　　We unloaded all unnecessary luggages at a Tibetan-style Motel in the compound of government offices, and then rushed to the north of the city so that we would not miss the trade caravan there. Driving down the main street, the small downtown area of the county soon gave way to villages. Farmers, just having finished the harvest, were intoxicated by their barley wine while circulating amongst the herders trade caravans. Apparently the herders, wearing greasy leather robes, were from the west of Palgon County. They had set up various tents on the farmland. 　　We moved 40-odd kilometers further north, and turned into a mountain pass. We saw two tents surrounded by many bulging slat packages. Pack-yaks were scattered along the riverbank. The caravan was divided into two teams on arrival at the sixth stop of Barling. One group, lead by Dadrak, moved westward to Tobgyal Township of Namling in Shigatse; the other headed south to Nyirong Township of Nyemo County in Lhasa Municipality, lead by Wangchen. 　　 　　Gyayang Xirab,the author 　　Was everything okay on the way? was the merchants conventional greeting to us. I passed the candy bag while assuring the safety of Wangchens father to Wangchen. Then he asked me how his fathers business was and if he