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The Nietang Buddha (聂唐大佛) is the largest cliff sculpture in Tibet, located about 40 kilometers southwest of Lhasa (拉萨市). It is a seated statue of Shakyamuni Buddha (释迦牟尼佛), depicting...

Mentsekhang, also known as the Tibetan Medicine Hospital of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区藏医院), is located in the heart of Lhasa (拉萨市), Tibet. It is one of the most...

The Lhasa River (拉萨河), known as Ji Qu (吉曲) in Tibetan, meaning “Happy River” or “River of Joy,” is located in the central and southern part of Tibet. It...

Chinese Name: 拉萨地毯厂 English Name: Lhasa Carpet Factory Brief Introduction of Lhasa Carpet Factory Lhasa Carpet Factory is a factory south of Yanhe Dong Lu near the Tibet University in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of...

Chinese Name: 纳木错湖 English Name: Namtso Lake Location: Located between Damxung County of Lhasa and Bango County of Nagqu region Admission Fee: Free Opening Hours: All Day About Namtso Lake in Damxung County,...

About Ganden Monastery Ganden Monastery (also Gaden or Gandain) or Ganden Namgyeling is one of the “great three” Gelug university monasteries of Tibet, China. It is in Dagzê County,...

Drepung Monastery (哲蚌寺) is one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. It was originally named “Jixiang Yongheng Shifang Zunsheng Zhou” (吉祥永恒十方尊胜州), which translates...

Chakpori Hill (查卡山) is a historically significant and scenic hill located on the southern bank of the Lhasa River (拉萨河) in Lhasa, Tibet. Offering a panoramic view of the...

Norbulingka (罗布林卡), a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units, is located in the western outskirts of Lhasa, Tibet. The palace...

Sera Monastery (色拉大乘寺), one of the Six Great Gelugpa Monasteries (藏传佛教格鲁派六大主寺) of Tibetan Buddhism, is located about 3 kilometers north of Lhasa (拉萨市) at the foothills of Sera Uzi...