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Lhasa Attractions

Lhasa, capital of Tibet, is at the central south of the Tibet Autonomous Region, and on the northern bank of the Lhasa River, which is one of the tributaries of the Tsangpo River.

Lhasa in Tibetan means sacred land, abode of the Gods and land of pleasure. It is a famous historic and cultural city in China and also one of the cities with the highest altitude in the world, hence its reputations “city of sun” and “City of Sunshine”.

Lhasa had been made the center of political and religious activities in Tibet for several times in its history of over one hundred years, so it well deserves the name “Holy Land”. Lhasa is the most featured and dreamt-about cities in the world, because of its impressive heritage of over a thousand years of cultural and spiritual history that has helped to create the romantic and mysterious Tibetan religion.

Lhasa Potala Palace
	Potala Palace is the symbol of Tibet, which is a must in you Tibet tour without doubt. Perched upon Marpo Ri Hill (Red Mountain) in the northwest of Lhasa City, Potala Palace is considered to be a architectural complex of palace, temple and tower.

Lhasa Norbulingka
	Norbulingka is also named Summer Palace of Tibet. Located on the western outskirts of Lhasa, Norbulinka was originally built in the middle period of the 18th century as the traditional summer place for the Dalai Lamas.

Lhasa Barkhor Street
	Located in the center of old Lhasa, Barkhor Street is the oldest street gathering religious, sightseeing, folk-custom and commerce. Barkhor Street enjoys a long history. It is surrounded by mosque, printing lection yard, nunnery and so on.

Lhasa Jokhang Temple
	Jokhang Temple, the fist Buddhist temple in Tibet, is located in the center of Lhasa city. Jokhang temple was built during the reign of King Songsten Gampo to celebrate his marriage with Princess Wencheng of Chinese Tang Dynasty.

Lhasa Nam Co
	Nam Co is one the 3 holy lakes in Tibet. In Tibetan “Nam Co” means “heavenly lake”. It has been reviewed as the holy land by Buddhism as devolution said it was once the venue of the followers.

Lhasa Yangbajing Geothermal Hotspring
	Situated in the altiplano area, the number of hotspring in Tibet is on the top of China. The Yangbajing Geothermal Hotspring, situated about 90kms northwest to Lhasa city, has many hot water wells and hot springs

Ramoche Temple
	Remoche Temple is a Buddhist monastery, considered to be the most important temple in Lhasa after the Jokhang Temple. It is often called “Minor Jokhang Temple” and is located in the North part of Lhasa city, about 1 km from the Jokhang, covering an area of 4,000 square meters.

Drepung Monastery
	As one of the largest Monasterys about 200,000 square meters, Drepung Monastery is about 10kms west from Lhasa city. “Drepung” means lucky and grandeur in Tibetan. Since established, Drepung Monastery has developed into the grandest of its kinds with the direct express of imparting sutra

Sera Monastery
	As the Key Cultural Relic under the State-level Protection, the Sera Monastery has a long history, built originally in 1419 and about 3,000 meters north of Lhasa City. The origin of the name “Sera” is not certain, but it may derive from the fact that the original site was surrounded by “Wild Roses” (se ra in Tibetan).

Tibet Museum
	Tibet Museum is a museum dedicated to Tibetan culture, officially inaugurated in October of 1999 with a great deal of collection that celebrates the history of Tibetan Culture. With an area of more than 53,959 square meters, Tibet Museum is basicly in Tibet style such as Tibetan doors, beam-decoration, patterns and so on, in order to create the atmosphere of authentic Tibetan art.

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