Tibet, The City of Beauty

Content 1235 Short Outline Potala Palace Jokhang Temple Norbulingka Park 6789 Yanzho Yumco Lake Yarlung Grand Canyon Mount Kalsha Mount Everest 4 Nam Co Lake 10 Way to Tibet

Location

1. Full Name: Tibet Autonomous Region 2. Nickname: Roof of the world 3. Capital: Lhasa, the "Holy City" and the "City of Sunlight" 4. Area: 1,200,000 square kilometers. Making up 12.8% of China's area 5. Population: Approximately 2.9 millions 6. Density: 1,033/Square KM(9 th ) 7. Ethnic groups: 92.8% Tibetan, 6.1% Han, 0.3% Hui, 0.5% others 8. Official Language: Mandarin, Tibetan Short overview of Tibet 藏区

Tibet’s Attractions 1. Potala Palace The Potala Palace stand on the urban district of Lhasa, Capital city of Tibet. It boasts the highest altitude and largest palatial building. In 1994, the Potala Palace was listed as a World Cultural Heritage By USESCO

1. Potala Palace It is the palace for Dalai Lamas since 17 th century, but it was initially build in Tang Dynasty in 7 th century. It has more then 25,000 SQ meters of wall-paintings presenting the culture & history of Tibet It is 360 meters long 117 meters high Area: 130,000 SQM It has 2000 rooms Ticket: 200 ¥ Open: 9:00~16.00 (86)

1. Potala Palace

2. Jokhang Temple Jokhaang Temple is the spiritual center of Tibet, located at the center of Old Lasha.

2. Jokhang Temple It is the first temple of Tibet, build in 647. The building combines Tibetan, Han, Nepalese & Indian architectural styles.

2. Jokhang Temple It occupies 25,100 SQ Meters area, Ticket price is 45 ¥, (86)

2. Jokhang Temple

3. Norbulingka Park Know as the "summer palace" of the Dalai Lama, Norbulingka Palace was built in 1740s by Qing magistrate. Later it was used as the summer palace for Dalai Lamas

3. Norbulingka Park Having an area of about square meters with 374 rooms.

4. Nam Co Lake The name itself means “heaven lake”. This is the world’s second highest salt lake

4. Nam Co Lake It is 4,718 meters above sea level. Its surface is 1920 SQKM. All side surrounded by snow mountains, its water is as clear as pure crystal.

4. Nam Co Lake With its stunning beauty, it was the most beautiful place in China in 2008

5. Yanzho Yumco Lake This is the most beautiful water lake, the lake cover an area of 638 SQKM and all the lake water come from the snow mountain around it.

5. Yanzho Yumco Lake It has Tibet’s largest fishing ground and is also bird’s largest habitation area

5. Yanzho Yumco Lake In the west end there is a hydropower plant which is Tibet’s largest power plant

6. Yarlung Grand Canyon It is world both largest and deepest grand canyon but was only discovered in 1990s

6. Yarlung Grand Canyon It is 5,049 KMs long and average 2,268 meters deep, most deepest is 5,382 meters.

7. Mount Kailash Mount Kailash is regard as the most sacred among all the mountains in Tibet. It is also the source of 4 major rivers in Asia including Ganges & Indus River

7. Mount Kailash Pilgrims of several religions believe that circumambulating Mount Kailas on foot is a holy ritual that will bring good fortune

7. Mount Kailash The path around Mount Kailas is 52 km (32 mi) long. It could take more than 15 hours to complete one circumambulation

8. Mount Everest It is known to all for being the world’s highest mountain

8. Mount Everest The 8,848 meters (29,028 feet) high peak located at the border between China & Nepal

8. Mount Everest Mt. Everest has been a holy climbing attraction for world’s mountaineers, also common tourists can trek to Everest Base Camp to enjoy the breathtaking view.

Tibet Permit Currently, a Chinese Visa is not enough to visit Tibet. You will also need several Tibet Permits, including ❶ Tibet Tourism Bureau Permit (TTB permit), ❷ Alien Travel Permit (PSB Permit) and ❸ Military Permit which are issued by three different Tibet authority bureaus Why permit is needed for foreigners? Due to the special ethnic traditions, the cultural relics, the environmental protection and the transportation capacity of Tibet.

How to go to Tibet? There are 5 civilian airports in Tibet in operation: 1. Lhasa Airport, 2. Chamdo Airport 3. Nyingchi Airport 4. Ngari Airport and 5. Xigaze Airport.

How to go to Tibet? Our suggestion: Go by Train Tibet railway, the world's highest altitude railway, And this is why Tibet Railway has been the first choice for most travelers to Tibet.

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