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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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