Batang houses made of local red clay.

House made of shaped stone, with distinctive door and window style, in Litang.

Typical country carpenter with his tools.

Interior furnishings of a farmhouse is Daocheng.

Cabinetry in a Derong home belonging to a lower income family.

Kitchen of an affluent country house in Yajiang/Nyachuka.

Child's bedroom in an apartment.

Family chapel on the 3rd floor of a country house.

In Jiagenba of Kangding County, two ancient towers still stand.

A government-built Post & Telecommunications building shows a few Tibetan flourishes on what is otherwise ordinary institutional construction.

One of 50 similar houses built ca. 2001 for a nomad resettlement community outside Litang

View of Tagong town from above shows houses made in typical Minyak style.

Traditionally built shops in a poor state of repair in Chamdo.

Chaktreng/Xiangcheng houses are renowned in Kham for their claywork.

Traditional houses in Dege use wood in their facades.

In Sershul, a grasslands area, architectural traditions are not highly developed and houses are quite basic.

Dawu/Daofu houses are renowned in Kham for their handsome appearance and strong wood frames.

A stone house in the Minyak region of Kham.

A house in Baiyu/Pelyul town belonging to an affluent family as evidenced by the fancy tile roof.

A farmhouse in Yajiang/Nyachuka county where the owners have smoothed the exterior by putting cement over random stone construction.

A 300 year old farmhouse still survives in Old Gyelthang.

Dege County's middle school is considered by many to be an eyesore, set as it is amid traditional houses.

Construction of a strong wooden frame, in Dawu/Daofu.

The simple house of a herdsman in Dorakarmo Village, Kangding County.

Commercial building in Tagong has retail space below and living space above.

A newly built house in Litang with all the latest features.