Every time I travel to Tibet, I will stay in Lhasa for three to five days. I have been to Tibet six times so far, and I want to talk to you about Lhasa in my eyes.
Lhasa is the city with the longest sunshine time in China, also known as the sunshine city. The sky here is always close. Get up every day, white clouds and blue sky will make people shine, sunrise and sunset are beautiful.
There is a misunderstanding. In fact, winter in Lhasa is really not cold. I have been there in January and March, which is much more comfortable than the cold and humid winter in the south of the Yangtze River.
Sitting in a chair on Barkhor Street in Lhasa, basking in the warm winter sun and watching Tibetans around the island is my favorite way.
I remember the voice on the radio on the plane from Shanghai to Lhasa: Tibet today is very close to the world.
It is called "the last pure land in the world" and "the closest place to heaven", but after staying for a long time, you will feel that the daily life in Lhasa is the same as daily necessities.
Lhasa is not as backward as you think. The consumption level here is basically the same as that of Beishangguang. Because it is not produced locally, the price of everything will be counted as logistics cost, and the price will be higher.
Visitors to Lhasa for the first time will probably feel altitude sickness, dazzling sunshine, blue sky, distant mountains full of green, rough Tibetans, ultra-slow pace and dry air.
Every day in Lhasa, there are many other Tibetans from various places and Tibetan areas, such as Naqu, Khampa, Amdo and Qamdo.
However, the local Tibetans in Lhasa are very friendly, and the penetration rate of Putonghua is very high, so there is no need to worry about the language barrier. Most of them have been practicing bilingual education since kindergarten. Most of them are in Tibetan and communicate with others in Mandarin.
Due to the warm sunshine on the plateau and the lack of attention to sun protection, most Tibetans are tanned. On Barkhor Street, you see beautiful women with fair skin and Tibetan costumes, and most of them are taking pictures.
When you come to Lhasa, you don't have to worry about not eating Chinese food. Usually eat hot pot, KFC and Pizza Hut here, so don't worry about no shopping plaza.
In addition to various Tibetan B&Bs, there are many five-star hotels, such as Shangri-La Hotel and Rui J Hotel. Lhasa is generally close to the mainland, about 85%.
Because it is close to Nepal, there are many Nepalese shops in Lhasa, such as clothing stores, handicraft shops and restaurants.
In Lhasa, you can try Nepalese food, which is quite distinctive.
Lhasa is 3600 meters above sea level, and cooking and stewing chicken basically requires a pressure cooker. Interestingly, steamed bread shops on the streets of Lhasa all use octopus as steamer.
Two yuan and three rolls, warm and delicious.
The Tibetan people have their own beliefs, and most Tibetans believe in causality and are relatively kind. I often travel alone, without any unexpected events or bad people.
Lhasa, tea houses all over the city, three steps and two steps. I like to crowd among the locals in the morning and pretend that I live here.
Most of the people who come to the sweet teahouse are nearby residents who are familiar with each other.
A day in Lhasa begins with a cup of sweet tea, a bowl of Tibetan noodles and a beef pie. A bowl of Tibetan noodles, a beef pie, and an egg, a *** 12 yuan.
Listening to the Tibetan language that I don't understand around me, it feels good to travel like this.
If you have nothing to do in the afternoon, you can also go to the "Guangminggang Qiongtian Teahouse" near Jokhang Temple Square for a cup of sweet tea. A cup used to cost only fifty cents, but now it has risen to 1 yuan.
This sweet teahouse has become a teahouse that many tourists must punch in, but most of the people sitting inside are locals, which is quite impressive.
Sitting opposite the Lama and drinking sweet tea is also a very special travel experience.
You can get all kinds of unpopular information and stories of different Tibetan populations from teahouses, and most local people will choose teahouses to chat.
Tibetan food is actually monotonous. Curry rice, yak meat, potatoes, Tibetan noodles, Tibetan jiaozi, Ciba, sweet tea, butter tea, there are not many kinds.
There are many Tibetan restaurants in Lhasa, but friends who live in Lhasa seldom go to restaurants. The Tibetan restaurant here is well decorated.
However, you must have heard of Maggie Amy's restaurant, which is really poor and expensive. Later, I almost stopped going.
In Lhasa, you can see how to eat all kinds of potatoes, which is also a major local feature. The most common is fried potatoes, 5 yuan each, sprinkled with Chili powder, which tastes good.
There are many Sichuan restaurants in Lhasa, and the industrious Sichuan people have brought Sichuan cuisine to the border of the motherland.
If you go through the national highway 3 18, you will find Sichuan restaurants all the way. Driving from Lhasa to Shigatse, there is also a Sichuan restaurant for lunch on the roadside.
The population of Sichuan and Sichuan accounts for about one-third in Lhasa, so friends from Sichuan can find fellow villagers everywhere they go.
In addition to the fragrant tea houses everywhere, there are also temples everywhere in Lhasa.
"Lhasa" means "holy land" or "Buddhist country" in Tibetan. Besides Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple, there are many famous temples in Lhasa, such as drepung monastery, Sera Temple, Gandan Temple, Zhigongti Temple, Chubu Temple and Xide Temple. Of course, there are many temples that I have never heard of.
Life is slow in Lhasa.
The working hours of Lhasa government agencies, enterprises and institutions in winter are from 9:30 am to 13: 30 am and from 15:30 pm to 18:00 pm. But basically, the slow work of the day starts at 10: 00 in the morning, and the dinner is basically around 19: 00.