In 1683, or the 22nd year of Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi, a boy was born into a peasant family in Moinyu in southern Tibet. In 1696, Emperor Kangxi discovered when he led his troops to fight the invading Junar troops that the 5th Dalai Lama had already died for 15 years. Angry as he was, he scolded the Tibetan officials and ordered Cangyand Gyamco be the 6th Dalai Lama.

The young Living Buddha was very clever and loved poetry very much. When he stayed in the yellow house and looked out through its windows one day, he spotted a fairylike beauty named Magyina Ngami among the ritual walkers on Barkor Street. They fell in love at the first sight. They rendezvoused in the house from then on. It was here the 6th Living Buddha wrote his famous poem: "Whenever the bright moon rose, From the top of high mountains in the east, Rises in my mind".

In the main hall on the second floor is enshrined a statue of Qamba Buddha. In addition, there are photos of landscapes on the northern wall. The room is adorned with yak hair carpets, holy water bronze jars, earthen vases, coffee cups, and sheep wool dinner table cushions. This was the dining hall of the 6th Dalai Lama.

All those who have been to the yellow house, home to the Magyia Ngami Restaurant, say it is "homely". True, they are offered a chance to taste"United Dishes"including Tibetan, Indian, Nepalese, Italian and American food. Sour milk, buttered tea, qingke barley wine and other food unique to Tibet are offered alongside foreign wine and coffee.

When I got there, I found many people sipping coffee while listening to Tibetan and Occidental classics and reading books in foreign languages. Many of them were foreigners. Their presence reminded me of the fact that the house has been turned into a restaurant complete with caffee bar.

The owner is a young Tibetan lady who speaks perfect English. She often told romantic stories to her customers: "When a German girl, aged 29, visited this cafe, she met a man from Germany. They fell in love over cups of coffee. Three years later, when they returned here, they came with their child. "One girl from Guangzhou who visited the cafe vowed to return two years later to play the stringed and plucked musical instrument called Zeng in Chinese."

Source: China's Tibet