The Unforgettable Experience of Lhasa Tour

Lhasa is located in central Tibet, the Lhasa River, tributary of the Brahmaputra River is located in the north shore. The Tibetan capital. Tibet's political, economic, cultural, religious, transportation centers. Is a plateau with 1,300 years of history of the ancient city. Peaceful liberation in 1951, a city in 1960. Has jurisdiction over seven counties, the urban population more than 110,000. Located in the Tibetan plateau, 3,500 meters above sea level. Year without fog, light enough, the "sun city".

"Lhasa" in Tibetan for "Holy Land" or "Buddha" meaning, Tibet has long been the political, economic, cultural and religious center, magnificent, magnificent Potala Palace, is the supreme theocratic regime symbol. As early as the seventh century, Songtsan merger neighboring tribes, unified Tibet, moved the capital from Yarlung logical position (now in Lhasa), the establishment of the Tubo Dynasty.
May 23, 1951, the peaceful liberation of Tibet, Lhasa city has entered a new era. In 1960, the State Council officially approved the Lhasa prefecture-level city in 1982 as its first turn of the 24 countries announced historical and cultural cities.

The city and suburbs many historical sites, the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Ganden Monastery, etc. has long been famous. Other attractions include hidden tomb, the monastery, Dazha Monument Road, Christine Chi Gong, Gan Phodrang, Lhasa mosque, Dragon King Pond, Norbulingka, song tribute sites, the revolution in Tibet Exhibition, Ramoche, Yao Wang Hill, Drikung Kagyu temple complex and so on.

Lhasa is undoubtedly the world's most unique and most attractive cities. Not only because it height of 3,700 meters above sea level to those who make initial dizziness, but also because it left 1,300 years of history and religious atmosphere of the cultural heritage brought to people's shock.

In the 7th century, Tibetan tribal leaders in creating the base Songtsan career. 641 AD, Songtsan complete reunification, the princess married Tangchao Wen Cheng, princess to Tibet after the proposed soil filling the back with white goat temple. Thus, it is the first temple, the Jokhang Temple, now named "provoke Saddam" in Tibetan means "goat's back." Finally, the "provoke Saddam" was translated into "more logical", and gradually turned into the "Lhasa," the. And thousands of years, there have been several times in Tibet political and religious centers, so, Lhasa became a true "holy place."