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Potala Palace
The Potala Palace is 117 meters high atop the Red Hill in Lhasa. It was built over 1,300 years ago in the 7th century. The 13-story palace, the world"s highest, is more than 3,700 meters above sea level and is a rare showcase of traditional Tibetan architecture. |
Jokhang Temple
The Jokhang Temple is one of Lhasa"s holiest shrines, first built in 647 A.D. in celebration of the marriage of the Tang Princess Wencheng and the Tubo King Songtsen Gampo. Located in the center of old Lhasa, the temple was set up by craftsmen from Tibet, China, and Nepal and hence the different architectural styles. |
Barkhor
It is the oldest street in Lhasa,encircling the circular street of the Jokhang Temple, a distance of 500 m. In the past, it was only a circumambulation circuit, “a holy road” in the eyes of Tibetan. Now it"s also a shopping center with nation characteristics. It"s an old district with colorful Tibetan features. |
Tibet Museum
It is located at the southeast corner of the Norbulingka Road in Lhasa. It is the first large sized comprehensive modern museum in the Tibet Autonomous Region; it is a brilliant literary and arts palace of the Tibetan people, a gem of Tibetan civilization and a treasure house of Tibetan cultural relics. |
Mt. Everest
Also called in Tibetan as "Quomolangma" which literally means "The Third Goddess". High as 8848.13 meters in the middle place of the Himalaya in Tingri County, Shigatse, Quomolangma is covered with snow and glaciers. Everest area has four peaks above 8000 meters and over 30 peaks above 7000 meter, hence the Third Pole on the Earth. |