Tibet Tours

Barkhor Street is the oldest street in Lhasa located in the old area of Lhasa City, around the Jokhang Temple. This is the central place in Tibet for culture, religion, arts and the economy. It’s said that in 647A.D., the first Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo built the Jokhang Temple. Due to its magnificence, it quickly attracted thousands of Buddhist pilgrims. As a result, a trodden path appeared. That is the origin of Barkhor Street. The street was paved by hand-polished stone boards. For tourists, Barkhor Street is a wonderful place showing the original outlook of Lhasa. Tibetans also come to the area often to pray and have been coming to this area for centuries.
Many pilgrims enter the area walking by body-lengths along the street clockwise. The way they express their piety could make you understand the holiness of religion. In the street, there is a bazaar like atmosphere with several stalls set up selling all sorts of artifacts, food and clothes. Traders come here from all over the region to sell their things and try to make a decent living. This is the best bazaar in the country and one can find anything Tibetan that one desires.