The Touch News Photos, September 2001, Tibet


Filming of The Touch officially started at The Potala Palace, Lhasa on September 14.

On the traditional praying ceremony for good fortune before shooting. The Potala Palace.

from left: Thomas Chung, Michelle, Ben Chaplin (Liberty Times)

from left: Peter Pau, Thomas Chung, Michelle, Ben Chaplin (Sun. click to enlarge)



Michelle and Brandon Chang (plays her borther in the film) at Lhasa (Oriental Daily)

Ben Chaplin enjoying Chinese fast food (Oriental Daily)



hundreds of lamas. Lhasa (Oriental Daily)

a shooting set. Lhasa (Oriental Daily)

a shooting set. Lhasa (XinHua)


At Namucuo Lake (September 16-?)


Michelle, Ben Chaplin (left) and Brandon Chang
(Sun. click to enlarge)

Michelle on a Tibetan horse (Oriental Daily)

(Southcn Net)

Michelle and Ben Chaplin
(Oriental Daily)

from left: Michelle, Ben Chaplin and Brandon Chang (Fansland)


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