When in Rome, do as romance do. There are lots of things of which you could just have an idea.
1. Travel to monasteries
a) You may be asked to take off the hat when you enter the holy hall where the Buddha’s statue is
located
b) Guide may remind you of not eating onion or garlic, no short skirt or short pants
c) You may be asked not to go in if you are a female while you visit some places
d) You may be asked to clockwise go around monasteries or temples
e) Please better not to point Buddha’s statue by one of your finger, should be one hand
2. During trip from the beginning to the end
a) You may be asked not to hand out some pictures or documents to local people without guide’s
reading first.That is to say, you could leave nothing unless your footprints
b) You may be asked not to talk about the things relating to politics which you read or heard before
you come to Tibet as you will enjoy your tour at your leisure time
c) You’d better bring some cash on you because credit cards are not acceptable
e) Better take good care of your passport as you will be asked to hand in it for the alien permit
issue to
f) Bring some small gifts like candy, chocolate, or pencils for kids if you visit a village or family
3. Be care of the temperature
a) Better take one more clothes while tour in Tibet due to the fast change of the temperature as it is
much difficult to get recovery if you catch a cold
b) Due to the very strong sun rays, better take a pair of sun-glasses, sun-blocking cream, hat
(which you c could buy in Barchor Bazaar, lip-stick
4. If you are in a Tibetan family
a) better drink the total yak butter tea if you do need more, otherwise the host will always fill out your
cup.
b) do not pat the local people on head or hold him by the shoulder
c) do not step on the door sill if you are welcome to go in
5. Take it easy when you have some mountain sickness because you know everyone have more
less of the sickness.
However, you could breathe in some wet oxygen in a clinic if you could not put up with it
6. when you want to buy something, better not buy knifes because it is not allowed to take them
to the aircraft
even you put them into check-in luggage
