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Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region, is situated on the north bank of the Kyichu River (Brahmaputra) in the province of the U-Tsang. The city is in the middle of the Tibetan Plateau, more than 3650 meters above sea level.
Originally Lhasa was called Rasa. It was a town built by the Otang lake and was so-called because when the wind stirred the water in the lake, its waves would make the sound ‘ralasa’.
In the seventh century, at the time of King Songtsen Gampo, the lake – perhaps it was more of a marsh – was filled in, and the Jokhang Cathedral build on the site.
Thus, it first becomes the capital of Tibet during his reign. Although the king moved here from the traditional capital in the Yarlung Valley, the rulers continued to be buried in the Chonggye Valley near Yarlung for the remainder of the dynasty he inaugurated.
There are still nine sites in or around Lhasa that are associated with Songtsen Gampo. The most important of these is the Potala Palace, the Jokhang and the Ramoche Cathedrals.
Lhasa is the centre of politics, economy, culture, tourism and religion. Lhasa administers six counties and two districts.
It is a temperate semi-arid plateau monsoon climate. As it is located at the bottom of the basin and surrounded by mountains, the Lhasa is flat and mild climate, neither cold in winter nor hot. Known as the”Solar City”.
The annual sunshine hours are more than 3,000 hours and ranked top in the cities of China.
At present, the city is lovely, and it is one of the first national outstanding tourist cities. There are more than 200 places of interest and Buddhist holy sites and attractions in Lhasa.
With its unique geographical location, rich natural resources, long history, splendid culture, unique customs, numerous cultural monuments, and unique Buddhist atmosphere, Lhasa attracts more tourists both from home and abroad. As a result, the number of Tibet travellers grows every year!
The Potala is a landmark impossible to miss which is located at the centre of Lhasa City. The original palace…
When the construction of the present Potala Palace was finally completed at the end of the seventeenth century …
The Jokhang Temple is, without doubt, the most sacred temple in Lhasa Tibet. It was established in the seventeenth …
‘Barkor’ literally means the ‘Intermediate Circuit’ and refers to the circumambulation route immediately …
“Drepung” literally means ‘rice mound, a name that well describes the first visual impression one receives of the Drepung monastery
Sera is one of the three great monasteries near Lhasa, the two other being Drepung and Ganden.
Norbu Lingka, literary means ‘Jewels Park’, is a large open area about four kilometres west of Lhasa.
The Ramoche Temple is one of the oldest religious buildings in Lhasa. The temple was first built by
Nechung Temple is only a few minutes walk from Drepung Monastery. The temple can visit either before
The view from Drak Yerpa is truly spectacular. Immediately before one is the sacred Lhari, a small domed mountain
Ganden Monastery is the mother monastery among the six major monasteries of the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Lake Namtso, a mountain lake at an elevation of4, 874 meters on the border between Damxung County and Bangon County
