Introducing Potala Palace, Potala Palace Guide, Potala Palace Travel Guide Article from Tibet Municipal Commission of Tourism This architectural wonder Potala Palace is Lhasa' cardinal landmark. Potala Palace can be seen from all directions for miles around. Potala Palace was set up in the seventh century AD during the reign of King Songtsen Gampo. Potala Palace is located on the Red Hill, covers an area of 41 hectares. Potala Palace consists of the White and Red palaces with more than 1000 rooms. The white places was for secular use.Potala Palace…

Introducing Jokhang Monastery (Temple), Jokhang Monastery, Jokhang Monastery Travel Guide Article from Tibet Municipal Commission of Tourism 　Located in the center of the ancient city of Lhasa, the Jokhang Monastery was built in the seventh century by Songtsan Gambo, the Tang Princess Wen Cheng and Nepalese Princess Bhrikuti. Jokhang Monastery’s four story main building demonstrates a combination of the Han, Tibetan, Indian and Nepalese architectural styles, as well as a man - made world outlook of Buddhism. With the Hall of Amitayus Sutra as its center, the monastery symbolizes the…

Introducing Sera Monastery, Sera Monastery, Sera Monastery Travel Guide Article from Tibet Municipal Commission of Tourism At the foot of the Wuze Hill in Sera to the north of Lhasa, the Sera Monastery is one of the three great monasteries in Lhasa and one of the six great monasteries of the Gelug Sect of Buddhism in Tibet. Sera Monastery was built by one of disciples of Zonggaba in 1419. On 27th of the 12th month of the Tibetan calendar, Sera Monastery holds the grand Sera Bungchen Festival, which attracts flocks…

Introducing Norbulingka (Precious Stone Garden), Norbulingka (Precious Stone Garden) Guide. Article from China Culture Norbulingka also called Lhasa People's Park is the summer palace of Dalai Lama and the site of World Cultural Heritage. In Tibetan language, it means "Treasure Park". Located on the west side of downtown Lhasa, Norbulingka currently is the largest and comprehensive public park with most historical sites and best landscape in Lhasa, and also the national key tourist attractions in Tibetan region. Over the past, Dalai Lama used to move to Norbulingka from Potala Palace…

Introducing Drepung Monastery, Drepung Monastery, Drepung Monastery Travel Guide Article from Tibet Municipal Commission of Tourism On the slope of the Wuze Hill in Genbei five kilometers northwest of Lhasa, the Drepung Monastery was built in 1416 and is the largest of the monastery of the Gelug Sect. Drepung Monastery covers and area of 250,000 square meters. In its heyday, Drepung Monastery had more than 10,000 monks. The monastery has trained a large group of talents for Tibetan Buddhism. The Fifth Dalai Lama lived here before he moved to Potala…

Introducing Ramoche Monastery, Ramoche Monastery guide, Guilin Ramoche Monastery Travel Guide Article from Ministry of Culture P.R. China The Ramoche Monastery, Xiao Zhao Si in Chinese, is situated in the northwest of Lhasa, covering a total area of 4,000 square meters. Ramoche Monastery is one of the key cultural relic protection sites of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region as well as a hot attraction in Lhasa. The original building complex has a strong Tang (Han) architecture flavor, for it was first built by Chinese Han architects in the middle of…

Introducing Tibet Museum, Tibet Museum guide, Guilin Tibet Museum Travel Guide Article from Tibet Museum The Tibet Museum of the Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration, was established in 1998 with the purpose to document, preserve, research, exhibit and educate Tibetans and non-Tibetans on all matters related to Tibet’s history, culture and present situation.   The Tibet Museum being located in the Main Temple complex in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, is visited by thousands of foreigners, Tibetans and Indians every year. The museum’s beautiful building, location and the…

Introducing Lake Namtso, Lake Namtso, Lake Namtso Travel Guide Article from Tibet Municipal Commission of Tourism Lhamo Nhatso means auspicious heavenly mother lake or numinous mother lake in Tibetan and another name for it is Qiongguoje Lake. Standing on the mountain top as high as 5,100 meters and looking down, the holy lake is surrounded by mountains. Lake Namtso takes a head bones skeleton shape like a mirror at the foot of the mountains and the scenery is elegant. Lake Namtso is a high mountain freshwater lake with an area…