Tibet
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Tibet Permits
Please be noticed that Chinese Visa and Tibet Permit are two things totally different. To enter Tibet, or any part of China excepting Hong Kong and Macao, a Chinese visa […]
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Barkhor Street
Located in the center of Lhasa, Barkhor Street encircling Johkang Temple is one of the three pilgrimage circulations in Lhasa. It has been an essential pilgrim route since the foundation […]
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Ganden Monastery
Ganden Monastery is located on Wangbur Mountain, on the southern bank of Lhasa River in Tagtse County, 47 kilometers from Lhasa City. Ganden Monastery is one of the earliest and […]
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Drepung Monastery
Situated at the foot of the Mountain Gambo Utse, 5 kilometers from Lhasa, Drepung Monastery is considered one of the ‘Three Great Monasteries, the other two are the Jokhang Monastery and […]
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Sera Monastery
Located at the foot of Taipu Hill, 4 km north of Lhasa, Sera Monastery is one of the three most famous monasteries in Lhasa, the other two are Jokhang Temple […]
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Norbulingka Park
Norbulingka Park located in the western suburbs of Lhasa, lies 3km west of the Potala Palace, about one km (about 0.6 mile) southwest of Potala Palace. Norbulingka Park was built […]
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Rongbuk Monastery
The Rongbuk Monastery is located at the northern foot of Mt. Everest. The monastery is located 5,154 meters above sea level near the north side base camp of Mount Everest, […]
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Namtso Lake
Namtso Lake is 100 kilometers south of the Lhasa city. It is 70 kilometers long from the east to the west and is 30 kilometers wide from the south to […]
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Mt Everest
The highest mountain on earth (with an altitude of 8848m) is known as Qomolangma in Tibetan, or Mt Everest in English. Mt Everest can be seen from hundreds of kilometers […]
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Jokhang Temple
Jokhang Temple is located at the center of ancient Lhasa City. It was built by Songtsen Gambo in the 21st year of Zhenguan Period of Tang Dynasty and has a […]
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Potala Palace – lhasa, Tibet
Potala Palace is located on the Red Hill in northwestern part of Lhasa City. Potala Palace is the greatest monumental structure in all of Tibet. It was built for Princess […]
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Tibet Travel Guide
Tibet: the Land of Snows, the roof of the world. For centuries this mysterious Buddhist kingdom, locked away in its mountain fastness of the Himalaya, has exercised a unique hold […]
