Let's take a look at the basic information, tickets, transportation ~
? ticket price
Peak season tickets (5.1~10.31) 200 yuan.
Off-season ticket (11.1~ 4.30)100 yuan.
Anyone who wants to visit the Potala Palace (including the Syracuse at the foot) needs to make an appointment in advance on the official WeChat account of Potala Palace. The peak season is advanced 10 days, and the off-season is advanced 1-2 days. (You can also queue up on the spot to make an appointment for the next day. )
A wechat can only make an appointment for one person, and many people need to make an appointment separately.
You can cancel the appointment after you make it, and you can only make an appointment once every seven days.
Opening hours: 9:30-16:00.
Specific geographical location: Beijing Middle Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa
Transportation: You can charter a car or take a taxi from the airport or railway station, and there is no direct bus.
Tour route:
Go through the outermost security check with your ID card (two passages from the post office, few people on the left).
The tour route of Potala Palace is fixed, and you can only follow the signs of the tour route, which is a one-line browsing method.
Tour contents: From Syracuse (8 places: Treasure Museum, Tibet New and Old Contrast Exhibition, Xia Long Pavilion, Kansu Pavilion, Mint, Xuebalakong, Xueyuan and Cang Qiang) to Deyang Gorge, Baijiaxuan, East Pavilion, West Pavilion, Zhiming Pavilion, Wuling Pagoda Pavilion and Guanyin Bensheng Hall, a total of 15 scenic spots. Jinding Group is a group of buildings composed of Jinding in the Lingta Hall of the Dalai Lama in past dynasties.
♂? Tour guide's explanation: Unified 50 yuan/person, 8- 13 person/group, you will see many tour guides when queuing. Please explain, or you won't feel anything when you look at the palace. The whole lecture will take about 2 hours.
Recommended punching points:
Potala Palace Red Palace
From 1690 to 1694, the Red Palace was expanded and skillfully connected with the White House, becoming the center of the Potala Palace, with a strong crimson color as the main color, which was more prominent in the strong sunshine on the plateau.
Potala Palace in Syracuse
The Tibetan name of Miyagi below Potala Palace is "Snow", surrounded by three high walls in the southeast and west. The architectural decoration is simple and elegant, which sets off the grandeur of the Red Palace and Jinding at the top of the mountain.
Jinding of Potala Palace
Jinding Group is a unique landscape of Potala Palace, located at the top of the main building Red Palace. There are 7 Jinding Formation, all made of copper and gold. The top of each jinding is also equipped with a sharp iron fork similar to a three-eye flame, which is a lightning protection device for Tibetan traditional buildings. Four castles in Potala Palace
/kloc-in the 0/7th century, four castles were built around the White House to meet the defense needs, including: Danmajue (the wing of the land god) and Jebujue.
(King Wing), Yujie Jue (Triumphal Wing) and Xiaqin Jue (Oriental Wing) are four round castles.
Game experience:
In fact, the main purpose of visiting the interior of Potala Palace is to visit the living quarters of the Dalai Lama and bow down to the Lingta. The Lingta is made of a lot of gold, and it is particularly spectacular to see with your own eyes. There are also various buddhas and bodhisattvas of Tibetan Buddhism. You can kneel down and pray, and you must be pious.
Gourmet: There are two recommended scenic spots near Potala Palace.
3rd Floor, beijing east road City Department Store 1, 5 minutes' walk.
Sangjilam Tibetan Food (Potala Palace Branch)
Tiancun sour soup yak meat (Potala Palace branch)
Both families have eaten it, and Tamura's sour soup yak and stone pot chicken are delicious. Tibetan food varies from person to person. Give it a try. I feel so-so.
2. Yutuo Road Jicai Food Street, 10 minute walk.
Ruyi Kalin Copper Pot Yak (Potala Palace Branch)
Xiang Liang Stone Pot Yak tibetan chicken (Potala Palace Branch)
The loud stone pot beef surprised me. I have never eaten such delicious and soft beef in my life. I must eat it. Ruyilinka's beef is hard, and I like to eat somersaults. You can try.
Travel tips:
Taboo: When entering the palace, you can't wear hats and sunglasses, take photos, point to the Buddha statue with your fingers, step on the threshold, and touch cultural relics and murals with your hands.
Dress: Although there are handrails on both sides of the stairs in the palace, they are all steep, with a slope of about 60-70. Be sure to wear flat shoes to avoid accidents. Don't wear long skirts, short skirts, exposed clothes, etc.
Small change: There are many places to worship in the palace. You can prepare the change in advance, and there is also a change office in the palace. However, after entering the palace, the mobile phone has no signal, so I have to change RMB.
Toilet: There are no toilets in the White House and the Red Palace, so you must go before you go in ~
High reaction: If you are afraid of high reaction, it is recommended to bring oxygen bottles.