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Located in the eastern part of Tibet and covering an area of 108,600 sq km (about 26,835,621 acres), Chamdo Region borders Sichuan Province to the east, Yunnan Province and Burma to the southeast and Qinghai Province to the north. The political and commercial center of the region is Chamdo Town, which is just located along the Chuanzang Highway that connects Sichuan and Tibet. Two rivers passing through the town divide it into four districts.
The culture relics discovered in 1977 and 1980 tell the long history of Chamdo Region. There were inhabitants living in the region 5,000 years ago. Under the unification campaign of King Songtsen Gampo, Chamdo Region became a part of Tubo Kingdom and has been called Kham for many years. Even now, Tibetan people who live here are referred to as Khampa. There are many ethnic groups living in the region, including Tibetan (Khampa), Han, Hui and Naxi, but the culture of Khampas are above all the most prevalent, thriving and unique. Folk dancing and singing, delicate gold and silver vessels, and the Khampas’ traditional customs attract more and more visitors each year.
Like other parts of Tibet, most of Tibetan people in Chamdo Region believe in Tibetan Buddhism . There are many ancient monasteries, murals and sculptures that have been left in the name of Tibetan Buddhism. Splendid sacred mountains and holy lakes are also scattered throughout the region. Besides, there is a Catholic church in Chamdo Region, one of the two Catholic churches in Tibet. Hot springs in the region are also legendary for their curative effects. Rare animals such as golden monkey and red deer are well protected in natural reserve areas.

 
Ancient Tea-Horse Road (South Silk Road) is another feature of Chamdo Region. In the year 641, Princess Wencheng entered Tibet to marry King Songtsen Gampo. She brought a great deal of books, various tools, seeds, art and craftsmen, and tea. The Tibetan like tea very much but the climate in Tibet is unfavorable for the planting of tea trees. So, many trade caravans brought tea, silk and other goods from inner China and then sold them to the Tibetans. Most of them departed from Yunnan and passed through Chamdo Region to Lhasa. The road on the steep cliffs and wild grasslands were narrow and dangerous and it was vital that the caravans were alert and cautious at all times during their trek to Tibet. At that time, it took half a year’s time to arrive in Lhasa from Yunnan.
Nowadays, Bamda Airport and national highways can provide good transportation options for the increasing number of visitors coming to Chamdo Region every year. Hotels and facilities have been improved and restaurants of Sichuan cuisine can be found in every town and county. If you like wildlife, nature and exotic Khampa culture, don’t hesitate to come to Chamdo!

Lhasa winter sun so bright, much warmer than our old home.” The first Tibet Tourism Mr. Meng emotion Road, Shenyang visitors. Although Tibet has entered a relatively cold, dry winter, lack of oxygen, but the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and other tourist attractions, “Jeans + sunglasses + bag” in domestic and foreign tourists are taking pictures of pictures of interest.
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Autonomous Region Tourism Administration, said party secretary Yu Yun Gui, winter tourism in Tibet has its unique charm, in the “sun city” of Lhasa Plateau can be bathed in warm sun in winter, but winter is the best season to view Mount Everest, the world’s largest Canyon ” Jiangnan of Tibet “Linzhi is also a good place to play.

In recent years, with the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet railway and the Nyingchi airport transport, restricting the rapid development of Tibet’s economy began to break the bottleneck, tourism is becoming a major industry in Tibet, the biggest beneficiary. According to the latest statistics show that as of the end of October this year, Tibet received 3.72 million overseas tourists trips, tourism in Tibet’s economic development in the position of the leading industries become increasingly apparent.

Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission deputy chief told reporters that any of this cloud, the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway construction of the tourism industry, created the basic conditions, aircraft, cars, self-driving tour with “wang” together. In 2006, Tibet’s total tourism income of 27.7 billion yuan, equivalent to 9.6% of Tibet’s GDP, a record high.

In the northern suburb of Lhasa’s mother hot folk customs head Duobujie Park, said: “after the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, to the surge in the number of tourists here. Two years ago only 600 tourists, last year received more than 2,000 times, and this year only on half a year received 2,200 million, compared with more than last year. “tourism will become the local peasants and herdsmen an important way for people to get rich.

In previous years, winter and spring festival known as the Tibet travel “low season”, but in the first 5 months of this year, the statistical data shows that in the winter and spring in Tibet tourism “is not short off-season”, January to May of this year, Tibet the number of tourists increased by 82.7%.

Shu Yun Gui said that tourism is linked to the national economy 109 industries and 39 sectors, its strong lead, and radiation in Tibet to continue to sound and fast development of tourism, promote the optimization of economic structure and to upgrade and promote Tibet’s economy driven by investment type to investment, consumption, export driven changes in joint coordination, enhance self-accumulation and self-development capacity, the practical realization of economic development pattern.

Today, Tibet is drawing a “characteristic feature of” development blueprint. Autonomous Region Party Secretary Zhang said Tibet to modernize the country, one can not copy the pattern of the mainland and coastal areas must be the party’s 17 guided by the spirit, firmly establish the scientific development concept, as soon as possible out of a “Chinese characteristics, Tibet characteristics” path of development.

Drepung Monastery
Drepung Monastery, west of Lhasa under Mt Gambo Utse, grouped around Mount black, the large white gleams in the sun. Built in the year 1416, is considered one of the largest monasteries in the six principle monasteries of Gelu art in China. Drepung monastery was often the life of the Dalai Lama before reconstruction of Potala palace, the palace (after the 5th Dalai Lama was given by the Qing emperor Qianlong)

District: 10 kilo meters from the west suburb of Lhasa, near the headquarters of Air cultures.

Transportation: It is for the taxi to the train station and a charge of 20 Yuan RMB.

Scenic Price: 45 Yuan RMB.

Review: the largest monastery in Tibet.

The most important include the Monastery of the most important room of the house (known under the name Tshomchen), four colleges and tantric Ganden Palace (Ganden Potrang).

Walking along the stairs of the Drepung monastery and a building with three floors, windows with flowers, is the famous Ganden Potrang. Built in 1530 in the viscera of the 10th in the second Dalai Lama. Before the fifth Dalai Lama, the Qing Dynasty, this palace was the life of the Dalai Lama’s Palace of the third to fifth place.

Tshomchen, which at 4500 square meters and is of 183 pillars, is located in the center of the monastery. In the hall there are many thangkas a wall around a mysterious and religious atmosphere. And the lives of many statues of religious figures, such as Tsong Khapa and his disciples, and so on. At the front of the room, a tank is excited with an important status. It was once Sakyamuni and hide in the bush. Gambo Utse. Later discovered that Tsong Khapa and his successor, the Convent of treasures. Tombs and money for the Dalai Lama, second, third and fourth were venerated at the rear of the palace. Above, a valuable collection of texts updated.

There are four Tantric colleges, the College Loseling, Ngapa, Rongyangzachang (Xian permanent and Wed of Buddhism), Abazachang (Wed firm of Buddhism). Each room has a song, and his own monks who do not mingle with others. Each university has a strict system, the study is to examine in concert 8 times a year, which means that every 15 days and one month after. The monks recited learn Tantra and discussion. Prior to the acquisition of the diploma, they must take the examination of Kabu, giving them varying degrees depending on their brand. Take part in the great Buddhist service and a higher degree of GEXI.

Visitors will find many cultural relics in the monastery

Ganden Monastery is the largest and oldest of the six monasteries in the sect Gélug, which is called the “three great monasteries” (the other two are Dreprung Monastery Sera Monastery). At its peak was a record number of more than 4000 monks.

Tsong Khapa, founder of the sect Gélug the first Gélug convent from the 15th Century, when they have the religion in Tibet. The Name of the Ganden Monastery Xizhuzhuenshengzhou is in Chinese. Some experts call it “Jushan or Jile” monastery. 1733, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty Yongzhen is named Yongtai. And Gandenpai (Sect Gélug the original name), which means that the call, the name of the Ganden Monastery.

Location: Created by the founder of the sect Gélug, Tsong Khapa in the 7th Yongle years (in the Ming Dynasty), Ganden Monastery is located in the County Lhatse, 57 kilometers east of Lhasa, the mountain with a height of 3800 meters Wangbori. In addition to its typical Tibet, which is three times larger than Potala.

Transport: Bus Jokhang Square, 20 RMB Yuan for an outward and return journey, 2 hours, 7:00 to 14:00 timer clock back hours per day.

Opening times: 09:00-16:00 h

Price: Free of charge for the premises, 30 Yuan RMB for one person.

Consideration of the landscape: the Gélug Ganden Monastery is the first monastery in Tibet is rich in historical monuments.

Ganden Monastery was founded in traditional Buddhist style of architecture, there in the mountains and temples well mixed into the palace. The main structures of the monastery are the largest room of the house (Tshomchen) and Tantric schools.

In the north and south, the great hall of the European Parliament (Tshomchen) is the largest hall, with 43.8 meters wide and 44.7 meters long and three storeys high. The first floor consists of a living room, a chapel and three rooms for the vocals, with the possibility that more than 3,000 lamas. Forms and Tsong Khapa Maitreya, and they prayed in the room. And it is tricky doulutianying block the left of the door.

Yangbajian (Buddhist building) is located in the west the Great Hall of the House, was with the Buddhist doctrine, the protection of Hall, lounge Shangshi, Tancheng Hall, Hall Shidongkang Numen and the chapel of the monastery. The chapel was in 1416 and the fourth Panchen added on the roof of the gold in the 1610th

Serdhung near their home Yangbajian Tsong Khapa and his successors “stupas. On October 25, 1419, and died Tsong Khapa disciples built space and houses his grave, which was 900 tael money (equivalent to more than 1,100 troy ounces). The thirteenth Dalai Lama has later with gold. Since I was building a habit Ganden money for the grave of the tire tube. silver over 95 graves have been the pre-revolutionary China.
Tri Thoko Khang is one of the first, the residence of successive Tsong Khapa and courage. It is also the name of the tissue in the conservation of space, because their clothes were in the hall. For Tsong Khapa, the room is also the place is dead. Was expanded in 1720 and the roof of the gold has been under the reign of the seventh Dalai Lama.

Ganden Monastery two tantric colleges, which were the followers of Tsong Khapa. The singing of the two chambers can Lamas 1500 songs. The exception of two, about 20 small rooms for singing, which in various Khangtsens (small bodies in the school). Anyone can sing 200 monks. Unless there are many palaces, the Dasizhouben.

Norbulingka, the Summer Palace, west of Lhasa. The beautiful garden was in the 18th Century. There are the problems and try to hold religious activities. The garden has an area of 46 hectares with 370 rooms in different sizes. In the garden, the people worship the Buddha, leave, and to study Tibetan style palace.
Location: Norbulingka known colloquially as the “Dalai Summer Palace” is about 3 km west of Lhasa.
Admission: 2 yuan for Tibetans, RMB, 70 RMB yuan for each tourist.
Opening times: 9:00-12:00,15:00 (again) time from Monday to Saturday. The Tibetan opera, 11:00.

Transport: From the Tibetan Hospital of the door. 2 RMB Yuan per person.

History Norbulingka
Norbulingka was in 1755. Where generations of the 7th Dalai Lama at the helm of the economy, the organization of festivals and the warm season, recreational and religious activities. By mid-March each year, offers the Potala Palace of Dalai remain until the end of October, then the Potala Palace. Therefore Norbulingka called “Summer Palace” and the Potala Palace “at the Palais d’Hiver”.

Norbulingka covers an area of 360,000 square meters from Galsang Phodrang Palace, the Palace and Gyianse Phodrang Daain Myingquelin Phodrang Palacio. Each building is divided into three sections: the Palace, the first section and the garden. In the garden there are a total of 370 rooms, full of flags, the spaces for the sea, hills and meadows. In summer, various flowers, grasses and trees were planted around. Now it’s a garden in Tibet.

Galsang Phodrang the Winter Palace is a palace built by the Qing Dynasty, High Commissioner for the 7th Dalai Lama. Phodrang means “palace”. The 7th Dalai Lama, named after themselves. Since the palace was built, is the place where Dalais under 18 years to learn the Tibetan sutras and the beginning of the teachers and monks. After entering the power, nor recite the sutras, the study of history, reading, writing, and government officials discuss and Chiefs.

The palace Gyianse Phodrang Gyianse Lingkas and were during the period of 13 Dalai Lama. In the Palace, it Gyianse Phodrang Area churches, etc. kanpu workshop at home and in the castle there are numerous murals overlooking the mountain and Mount Wutai Wanshou and some have a strong influence on the icon of the “blessing, wealth, long life and happiness Daain Myingquelin Phodrang Palace (Palacio Eternamente immutable), also known as “New Summer Palace, the second palace was established in 1956 by the fourteenth Dalai Lama. was in 1956 with an area of 1080 square meters. Not only the characteristics of religion and monastery, but also the beautiful palaces and luxury villa.

To the feet on the steps of the Palais des Festivals, you can enjoy a couple of whips Tigers hang on both sides of the door, which is a symbol of power. It also shows that no one be permitted without permission. This pair is characterized by a meter in length. It is said that the whip was the first time through the palace of the head. Later, when the Dalai was a visit by a security guard at the whip in the car before Marchetti. On the inside of the door red, you see large photos of Leon tigre and from both sides, demonstrating the dignity of the head of the government in the chamber. In the heart of New Palace is the throne of the Dalai with gold and precious stones. The murals in the palace are particularly attractive. The topics covered include the Tibetan history, biographies of the Dalai Lama and the realms of pipes and the whole story Songtsen Gampe his minister of the Tang Dynasty Dongzan search for a marriage. Another story describes vividly in the wall, as a banquet Chitsong entitled Songtsen his uncle, the problem is resolved inherited from the mother. Vivid description of the people only to the king of the Tang Dynasty, that his uncle, without a doubt. History: 1652, the fifth Dalai went in Beijing to an audience with the emperor and was determined that Shunzhi Dalai Lama and the quantities of gold and the gold seal granted. Describe the latest Wall fourteenth Dalai to attend the National People’s Congress in Beijing so far Kang Zang Street, in 1954, and their visits to the country, and all donations collected by the Central Government will be shown here.
Buildings, wall paintings and decorations Norbulingka are the quintessence of Tibetan temples and palaces.

The Sera Monastery is the representative of the Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism Gelug. It lies on the southern slope of Mount Serawoze in the northern suburb of Lhasa. The monastery was SagyaYexei, a disciple of Tsongkhapa, the founder of Gélug of Tibetan Buddhism in the year 1419th He is one of the six major monasteries of the Gélug of Tibetan Buddhism. As one of the three major monasteries in Lhasa, where the monks’ daily celebrates debates.

Location: On the southern slope of Mount Serawoze northern outskirts of Lhasa. Some people believe that this means “hail”, while others think it means “raspberry”, the name of the monastery is “Sera Monastery Thekchen languages.

Transport: By minibus in the center. It is desirable that a taxi.

Opening times: 9:00-16:00

Admission: Free
History
The full name of the monastery is Sera “Sera Monastery Thekchen languages. There are two legends about the origin of this name. The first is that if he found the monastery built a basement, the small bowel pronounced “whey” in the Tibetan language, so that when the monastery was built, was “Sera Monastery, a legend is that the monastery was by a forest surrounded by roses and rose also pronounced “whey” in the Tibetan language, the Sera Monastery meaning “Rose of the monastery in the Tibetan language.

The Sera monastery was SagyaYexei was a disciple of Tsongkhapa past year 1419th In the name of his Lord, was in Nanjing SagyaYexei honor of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty Yongle, which it has the honorary title of “Grand Paradise Buddha tutor Western state” and a large number of sutras, statues of Buddhist monks dress, silk, gold and silver, the were used to set the Sera Monastery.

Legend
The Sera Monastery, the religious holiday, called the “Blessing of the Cross of exorcism.” Became a legend at the end of the 15th Century, the dagger of exorcism was from India, Tibet, “The Exorcism of Flying Dagger”, the space in the Buddhist monastery of Drepung Guardian is abbot of Zhacang gyi 27 in the twelfth month of Tibetan calendar. In the past, on the morning of the 27th December, the staff of the clothing gyi Zhacang Dagger first exorcism of the Potala Palace of the Dalai Lama. After the Dalai Lama has the blessing for him, the dagger of exorcism was back in the Sera Monastery. On his return in the Sera Monastery, a boon for general dagger exorcism was the community of monks and laymen. Every year on this day by thousands of pilgrims at the festival.

The Sera Monastery is massive, with an area of 114,964 square meters. His complex of buildings is the Buddha of rooms, conference rooms sutras, Zhacang (Buddhist school), the apartments for the monks, Kamcuns and Lhadrang palace, residences for adults and Cermoiling living Buddhas Razheng. Are the main hall of the Coqen the MEBA Zhacang which DENTITY Zhacang gyi Zhachang.Early and buildings were to the MEBA Zhachang and Zhachang Ngabo.

The MEBA Zhacang in the southwestern part of the monastery was destroyed by lightning and was rebuilt in 1761. With the construction of 1600 square meters, the building with four floors, consists of the Sutra Hall, Buddhist Guardian Hall, Arhat Hall, Room Sakyamuni, Tsongkhapa Hall, Hall Gangyur and the residence of the Dalai Lama. The Sutra Hall is with bronze figures of Sakyamuni, Maitreya, the Buddha of Longevity, Medicine King, the goddess of music, two Tsongkhapa and his disciples, 7 Dalai Lama and 3 Cermoiling living Buddha.

The monastery is a rich collection of valuable historical and crafts, such as sutras, Buddhist statues, the monks’ robes, silk, gold and silver, that the Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty SagyaYexei where a return to Tibet from Beijing. Among them is a painting of silk thangka SagyaYexei with 109cm long, 64cm wide, with a history of 500 years is still alive in the hall colors.The Coqen is 200 volumes Dangyur and written Gangyur powder gold ink are relics. According to statistics from the Sera monastery, which thousands of Buddha statues made of gold and copper, from the Tibetan Buddhist statues and brass in India.

Bakhor, also known as Baghor is the oldest street in Lhasa. In the past, it was a circumambulation route “, a holy way” in the eyes of the Tibetans. There is also a shopping center with national. It is an old quarter with Tibetan characteristics of color. Properties in Tibet from the street and the ground is paved with slabs by the people, the preservation of the old image. In the street you can find good memories and experience of the mysterious “an arc of a” belief in the religion.☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

All the houses along the street are shops. All kinds of fantastic products show all aspects of life in Tibet. How: Thangkas, Buddha made of copper, mills, prayer wheels, butter lamps, prayer flags sutras, beads, sticks Tibetan, cypresses, etc. in the shops are in abundance, such as cushions, Pulu, aprons, bags, leather harnesses snuff bottle , steel, blankets Tibetan style, Tibetan style shoes, in the vicinity of knives, hats, Tibetan style, butter, butter, pots, wooden bowls, high levels of barley wine, tea, fresh milk, dairy wastes, air-dried beef and lamb, etc. All kinds of travel, cheap, but good, may the road of 1000 meters long.

Bakhor the street is a landscape in miniature of the people in Lhasa, Tibet, also. The ancient circumambulation route is always full of pilgrims from all sides. Some come along the road through the body along kowtows, some come with the truck. Some of them were monks, some of them are businessmen Kham. In a word, here you will find all the people to Tibet. Visit the different clothes and languages. Even the monks’ clothes as a function of different religions. Bakhor Street is the window to see Tibet, the silence speaks for itself, the history of Lhasa.

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History
Bakhor Street, is an around the Jokhang temple circumambulation. After Lamaism_ (Tibetan Buddhism), this means circumambulation around the foot of the Jokhang temple in a clockwise direction, as far as the cult of the bronze statue of Sakyamuni in the temple. One of the three most popular tours in Lhasa circumambulation. Moving tireless pilgrims every day shows us that the famous Lhasa.

Two more tours circumambulation carillon with him. One is the Linkohr (external circumambulation) around the old city, the area in which the Potala Palace, and the other is the mysterious “Rangkor” is the circumambulation corridor in the Jokhang Temple.

The three routes circumambulations testimony and maintain the basis of the Jokhang Temple. The temple is not only a palace, where the bronze statue of Buddha and holly article on offer, but also the reflection on the ideal of esoteric Buddhism in the world, the mandala. Now Bakhor Street includes a wider, even the quarter around the Jokhang Temple, the well-preserved old town.

Legend
Bakhor on the street, there is a place where the visitor should not miss: The Ngami Magyia restaurant. Most of the buildings in the street are white, yellow, with the exception of two floors, one in the southeastern corner of Barkor Street. This is the secret of the palace of the 6th Dalai Lama Cangyand Gyamco. There he wrote the famous poem at the top of high mountains in the east, “When the moon is bright pink, on top of a mountain in the east, the beautiful face of the girl is in my mind.” “Very young” in Tibetan means Magyia Ngami. Restaurant Magyia Ngami is a bar with a good taste of art. For the mural painting, photography and crafts are on the platform and the original edition of the works of Kafka and Eliot.

Recommendations:
1. Address: Paseo de la clockwise direction on the road Bakhor

2. Time: No walking on the street Bakhor too late. Daily 6 hours after the Bakhor the road to a market of fair trade, particularly the sale of small objects of everyday use. And there are many streets and roads along the street, you can relax in the dark to lose.

3. Used Items: For some reasons unknown, the location of the interview on the street Bakhor firmly believe that second-hand goods can be sold at high prices, it will be the new numbers in the same If you second-hand. In fact, it’s an opportunity to decide the value that is not a problem in terms of his sentence.

4. Negotiating directives: If you are on the road Bakhor, visitors should learn to work with the maintenance. The stability of the call is calculated differently for an item is normally in the ten-fold. Not the final decision before some shops. The quality of these products are very different, especially DZI beads of heaven.

5. Discounts: According to the old customs, the daily maintenance of the new Tibetan discount offered for the first and last customers. In addition, the holder of the cock after the money of the buyer in the property as a way, the God of wealth

Location: In the heart of the Old City of Lhasa
Transport: By minibus to a hospital Tibetan. Three wheelers are not a bad choice.
Open Time: Daily. New monks in 14:00 to play in the second floor balcony to the religious
Admission: 70 yuan per person.

Review: “No one is to visit Tibet without the Jokhang Monastery. The famous Nimaciren Lama said the Johkang Monastery, and all the guests on the basis of their observations. Recommendation index: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Brief Introduction to the temple
In the heart of the old city of Lhasa, the monastery is a place Johkang the Gélug (yellow) of Tibetan Buddhism. Firstly, it was in 647AD. In 643AD, the age of eighteen, Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty came to Lhasa. She lives with the size of the statue of Sakyamuni, at the age of 12 years. It was believed that the statue was modeled after the appearance of Sakyamuni, and was amended by Sakyamuni. There were three life-size statues of Sakyamuni in the world. The first is of eight years, another for a period of twelve years and the last eighteen years. The origin of the human size statue of Sakyamuni aged 16 was in India, however, flowed to the Indian Ocean, in the religious war. That’s life-size statue of Sakyamuni aged 12 years was the most valuable. Songtsen Gampe built Princess Wencheng Ramoche monastery for the statue, and also has the Johkang Monastey for Nepal Khidzun Princess. When the princess Jicheng statue of Sakyamuni in the Jokhang Monastery in Ramoche Monastery, the center of the cult. After years of expansion, the Jokhang Monastery is now.

Entering the main entrance of the Monastery, go right into a large courtyard, where “Molangqinmo” – the great prayer festival is celebrated in Lhasa. During the ceremony, thousands of monks of the three major monasteries in Lhasa are gathered here to pray for happiness and a stable society for all pilgrims. At the same time, many activities such as writing of the debate, etc. Exorcise the ghosts Majtreya hello Buddhas are kept. Molangqinmo began in 1409, when he convened Tsongkhapa monks all sects and all the monasteries of Great Prayer Festival during the first month of Tibetan calendar, to commemorate the achievements of the Sakyamuni. The frescoes on the wall of the Ganges are the settlement with thousands of Buddha statue, by so-called Thousand-Buddha Hall. The Jokhang Monastery frescoes, representing more than 4400 square meters.
Turn right and cross the Dragon King Yaksha Hall and Hall, and reached JueKang Hall (Hall of the Buddha) in the hundreds of butter lamps are flashing in front of the Buddha statues. Juekang The room is not only the largest part, but also the nature of the monastery. Is high, 4 floors Sutra of the Great Hall in the middle. Pilgrims Tibetan Buddhists in Lhasa is the center of the world believes and is here at the center of the universe. Well, the “Juekang room is the place where the monks pray and sing sutras. View from the middle of the great hall sutras, the great statue of the Goddess of Mercy with the thousand arms and eyes is flanked on both sides, the statue of the Buddha, with the statue on the left side and Lianhuasheng Qamber statue on the right side.
To the Great Hall of the sutras, all the rooms of the Buddha. Sakyamuni, with the exception of the room, the rooms of the Buddha rooms are not very large but very well maintained and clean. The fair is at the heart of Sakyamuni in the Jokhang Monastery, where the hope for spiritual pilgrims. There is a statue of Sakyamuni, the princess Wencheng leads into Lhasa.
The pilgrims have a ritual circumambulation walks in and around the Jokhang Monastery three. First, an inner ring on foot to the area of Sakyamuni in the Jokhang Monastery, secondly, go in the middle of the ring is Barkhor, ie walk along a busy street and a former Business – Barkhor Street. Thirdly, the outer ring is “Lingkor” around the Jokhang Monastery, the Yaowangshan of a mountain, the Potala Palace and the monastery Ramoche.
The Jokhang Monastery is the spiritual Tibet. After the 5th Dalai Lama has a scheme for “Gandanpozhang” organization “Gaxag lived here, in most cases around the building with two floors above the courtyard. Many politicians, from religion, for example,” Treaty of Jinping System “is available. The Jokhang Monastery is the clearest testimony to the history of relations between the Han and the Tibetans for thousands of years.
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Lamas of Jokhang Monastery singing of sutras night it is worthwhile to hear.
Guides are not sufficiently involved in the monastery, and only for the tourist groups.
Life-size statue of Sakyamuni aged 12 years is the statue of fear in the eyes of the Tibetan people.

Lhasa is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region has long been the center of politics, economy, culture and religion in Tibet. Lhasa means “holy land” in Tibetan language. The history of the city dates back to the 7th Century, when Tibetan King Songtsen Gampe conquered many tribes united Tibet, the Yarlung to Lhasa, capital, and placed the tube. The 11th Century saw many Lhasa Buddhism and is the focus of a multitude of leading monks and learned to preach the religion. At the time of the 7th Dalai Lama, a famous palace Norbulingkha, 2 km from the Potala Palace was built. From the old city of Lhasa, was the Potala Palace, the center of the Barkhor Street and Palais Norbulingkha of both parties. Lhasa is one of the most charming cities. The great Potala, the blue of the sky, the water and the fresh air throughout the city add charm. The total population of the city is around 373,000 and the population in urban areas are only about 130,000. Persons over 31 nationalities live in the city and the Tibetans are 87% of the total population. Lhasa is located in the valley of the Lhasa River is part of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. It is the height platforms 3658th The city has jurisdiction over the 7 cities and a district with an area of 300,000 square kilometers. The total area of the urban area of 523 square kilometers.

The Potala Palace, Lhasa
The Potala Palace, which is now on the national protection of Chinese cultural traces key, is the largest business in Tibet. It is a great treasure for materials and articles of Tibetan history, religion, culture and art. The Palace is valuable for the sculptures, wall paintings, writings, images of Buddha, the wall paintings, antiques, jewelry and even religious treasures, which has a high value of art and culture. In 1994, the Potala Palace, the Organization of the United Nations, the World Heritage Site.
Mainly in the White Palace (administerial building) and the Red Palace (religious building), Potala Palace is famous for its buildings, superstructures and the fantastic atmosphere of the dedication of art. The White Palace, the rooms, the courses and the temple, as the residence of the Dalai Lama. Eastern entrance of the palace, painted with images of Four Heavenly Kings, a broad corridor leads to the top Deyang Shar courtyard, which was to see where the Dalai Lamas operas. And to the great courtyard, was a seminar and bedrooms. West of the courtyard is the White Palace. There are three steps in the staircase to reach, but the plant was also used in the Dalai Lama and the government has the judge Tibet. In first gear, there is a large wall in the construction of the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple and the procession of the Princess Wencheng reach Tibet. On the south wall, the visitors signed a decree, with the Grand Hand Print fifth. The White Palace is mainly on policy and Dalai Lama’s head. La Maison de Sol and in the east of the house Sunday on the roof of the Palacio Blanco. Belonged to the thirteenth Dalai Lama and the Fourteenth Dalai Lama has. According to the Sun East Chamber is the largest room in the White Palace, the Dalai Lama is on the throne and ruled Tibet.

The Red Palace, with seven gold on the roof at a high level, is famous for its religious status, beautiful stupas and precious culture relics. The positions are red-grave Palace stupa halls Dalai Lamas and type of room for the worship of the Buddha. It was after the death of the fifth Dalai Lama. The center of the Red Cross is the Grand Palace Hall of the West, with the Great Fifth Dalai Lama for the life of his beautiful murals. In the east, the chapel of two meters (6.5 feet) high statue of Tsong Khapa, founder of the line Gélug is the Dalai Lama, and they prayed. South Chapel is the place where a statue of Padmasambhava silver and 8 bronze statues, their reincarnations. On the floor above, there is a gallery with a collection, 698 paintings representative of the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Dalai Lama and large trailers and Jatak Tibetan stories and historical events. West is the Great Hall of the West in the thirteenth Dalai Lama Stupa of space. The chapel in the north contains statues Sakyamuni, Dalai Lama and the Medicine Buddha stupas and the eighth, ninth and eleventh Dalai Lama.

Stoupa grave chapel
The Potala Palace, the eight chapels stupa-grave (where the relics of the fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth Dalai Lama, are kept. Estupa-The grave of the first Dalai Lama, known as the name is in the money Stupa Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, and the money comes from the Dalai Lama Stupa-II, III, IV are carefully Dreprung Monastery in Lhasa. stupa-grave of the thirteenth Dalai Lama, now in another building is also a part the Potala Palace. Of the seven stupa-tombs in the Potala Palace, the grave of the Dalai Lama V stupa, built in 1691, known as the first and most important. documents from sandalwood, wrapped in gold foil and decorated with thousands of diamonds, pearls, agate and other precious stones. The stupa, with a height of 14.86 meters (49 feet), more than 3700 kg of gold.

Carefully designed, animated by reason of the stupa-tombs beautiful and attractive look. The amber, pearls, coral, agate, diamonds and other precious stones, the land of more value for the entire stupa-tombs. In addition to the models, beautiful stupas live in the property, which is always valuable. A variety of cultural traces of the stupa and Customs Sakyamuni a picture of him, a work posthumously a decree of the King Songtsan Gambo, a portrait of Princess Wencheng embroidery, the things of the old monks higher, and so on. According to the Tibetan tradition, the mummy and perfumed by the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lamas are well preserved in stupas, known under the name of Stoupa funeral.

Around the stupa grave chapel of the Fifth Dalai Lama, there are chapels in which thousands of valuable books and many scriptures in Chinese, Mongolian and Manchu carefully. Furthermore, many samples of the letter and printed books about the history, medicine, culture, Buddhism, etc. They are also well maintained. It was reported that the number of books with more than 200,000.

The thirteenth Dalai Lama Stupa Chapel of the space in which the stupa of the thirteenth Dalai Lama (1876-1933) is located. The people have started their Stupa, after his death in the autumn of 1933, the last building of the Potala Palace. Over three years, the stupa is comparable to the Big Five of the Stupa. It is 14 meters (46 feet), are only 0.86 meters less than the fifth Dalai Lama. Consisting of a large quantity of silver with approximately 600 kg of gold and with many coral, amber, agate, diamonds and other precious jewels, the Stupa is ten times more valuable than that of the Fifth Dalai Lama. Compared to the stupa, a mandala of 200,000 to more than 40,000 pearls and precious stones. The murals in the entrance hall of the main events in his life, including his visit to the Emperor Guangxu. This valuable comprehensive Kanjur volumes were also in the chapel.