Tibet is a tourist destination that many people yearn for. There are snow-capped mountains, grasslands, lakes and cultural and architectural attractions. The best tourist season is from June to December every year, in which Lhasa has the best climate, the highest oxygen concentration and the most beautiful natural scenery from June to September.

1. Potala Palace

The tallest and most magnificent palace in the world is the most important symbol of Lhasa and even Tibet. In the past 13 years, nine Tibetan kings and ten Dalai lamas have given lectures and preached here.

Cang Jiacuo said, "Living in Potala Palace, I am the biggest king in the snowy area. Walking in the streets of Lhasa, I am the most beautiful lover in the world. Use Maggie Amy's more vivid, I am afraid that the amorous feelings will damage Brahma, and I am afraid that I will miss the whole city when I enter the mountain. There are two ways in the world, and you can't live up to the Tathagata. "

When you come to Lhasa thousands of miles away, you should want to see the Potala Palace, which is called the last pure land in China. There are indeed many mysterious secrets, beliefs and legends.

2. The Lhasa River

all say that "a spring river flows eastward". The Lhasa River flows westward until it joins the Yarlung Zangbo River.

The Sahe River, like a holy Hada, pours down in front of the magnificent Potala Palace. In the sun, the river is jewel-like blue, the water surface is calm, and the trees on the beach are golden.

For Lhasa people, the Lhasa River, the mother river that has nurtured them from generation to generation, is undoubtedly irreplaceable. Every bathing festival, the riverside is even more lively.

3. Jokhang Temple

As the "eye of Tibet", Zhao Si Temple has a supreme position in Tibetan religious culture and has always been the center of various major Buddhist activities.

Jokhang Temple has a history of more than 1,3 years, and occupies a supreme position in Tibetan Buddhism. Every day, people come here to pray in an endless stream.

Pingchuan Tibetan architecture is different from traditional Han architecture, and its main hall is located on the east and west sides. All kinds of wood carvings and murals in Jokhang Temple are exquisite, and the air is filled with the fragrance of ghee. Tibetans worship the scriptures with reverence.

4. Sera Temple

Together with Gandan Temple and drepung monastery, it is also called "the three major temples in Lhasa". It is said that the Sera Temple is located on a hillside where wild roses were once full of mountains. Wild rose in Tibetan means "salad", hence the name of the temple.

There is the most famous scripture debate ceremony in Tibetan areas, which is held in the northernmost scripture debate field in the temple. Many ancient murals are preserved in the hall.

On Mondays and Saturdays, at 3pm, the monks of Sera Temple will stand or sit and drill into the debate field one after another. Standing monks will ask questions to sitting initiates. Most of the questions are "Do you think people have souls?" "Where will people go after death?" The sitting monks must answer, one by one, until one of them can't ask or answer.

5. drepung monastery

The Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism is the largest and highest-ranking temple in the world. In its heyday, there were more than 1, monks, 141 manors and more than 54 pastures. It is the largest temple in Tibetan Buddhism.

Every day, there will be a large-scale Buddhist debate ceremony, and the largest Buddhist ceremony in Tibetan areas will be held during the Sutton Festival.

In this temple built on the mountain, it is difficult to climb the stairs and breathe. But when you go to the top of the Tsoqin Hall, you will be shocked: the whole city of Lhasa extends outward along the valley below the mountain, as if the whole world is at your feet.

6. Norbulingka

"Norbulingka" means "Baby Garden" in Tibetan, which is the summer palace of the Dalai Lama (Potala Palace is the winter palace). Some even call it "Lhasa Summer Palace".

Its buildings are mainly Gesangpo Chapter, Golden Chapter and Daguangming Jiupo Chapter, with 374 rooms. It is the largest, most beautiful and oldest garden in Tibet.

There are not only common flowers and trees in Lhasa, but also exotic flowers and herbs from the southern and northern foothills of the Himalayas. The air is fresh, the environment is quiet, and the garden has a simple and natural taste unique to Tibetan gardens.

7. Yaowangshan

The Tibetan name of Wangyaoshan in Lhasa is Jiabori, which means "the mountain on the corner of the mountain". At an altitude of 3725 meters, there is a path leading to the top of the mountain. There is a sapphire Buddha statue in Wang Yao, so the Han people call it Wang Yao Temple, also known as Wang Yaoshan.

Yaoshan is that mountain

On the east side of Wangyaoshan, there is a small cave temple, which is a grotto temple with a strange shape. It landed on a steep mountainside at the foot of Wang Yao's Shandong Province, and was called Chalalup. According to legend, the cliff above it is the place where Princess Wencheng worships the East when she misses her hometown.

8. Barkhor Street

is the most famous traffic artery and commercial center in Lhasa, and it is also the place with the largest daily traffic in Lhasa. There are many shops and more than 1 mobile stalls here.

The most prosperous part of Barkhor Street is the roundabout road next to Jokhang Temple. With the deepening of the religious status of Jokhang Temple, Tibetan Buddhism believes that turning around Jokhang Temple clockwise is to worship Siddhartha Gautama enshrined in Jokhang Temple. Barkhor Street has thus become one of the three major turning roads in Lhasa.

This is a millennium old street that best represents Tibetan folk customs. It is a must-see for Lhasa tourism, integrating local product sales, tourism, the most representative folk customs and ancient buildings with Tibetan characteristics.

9. Maggie Amy

The most famous restaurant in Barkhor Street. It is said that Cangyang Gyatso met "Maggie Ami" here and became one of the must-see places in Lhasa.

The place where Cangyang Jiacuo met Maggie Ami was the khaki building where Maggie Ami lived, so it was called "the most lovely place in Tibet".

this restaurant has a strong Tibetan style. There are many guest books on the coffee table, filled with the feelings of tourists from all over the world. Some tourists even write their confessions to their lovers on napkins after the guest book is used up. Restaurants also collect and publish this information.

1. Qiongtian Teahouse in Guangming Port

Eating sweet tea every day is the daily life of Tibetans. This is a very popular sweet teahouse in Lhasa, Qiongtian Teahouse in Guangminggang near Jokhang Temple.

Many local tea drinkers are drinking and chatting in it, which has a strong flavor of life. This is the laziest time in Lhasa, when the humble old curtain is opened and hundreds of people come into view.

This is the gathering place of old Lhasa people, Wen Qing people and Tibetan vagrants. As long as there is change and empty cups on the table, someone will come and pour sweet tea. One yuan a cup, a few yuan a pot, can last an afternoon. Listening to the incomprehensible Tibetan language, watching all kinds of people come and go, and feeling the most authentic taste of Lhasa.

11. Yogurt shop at the foot of the Potala Palace

In the parking lot on the west side of the Potala Palace, there is an inconspicuous yogurt shop. Although its appearance is exquisite Tibetan carving, there is a horizontal plaque hanging above the glass door. "Yogurt Shop" has a striking white character with a bull's head skeleton hanging on it.

the interior decoration of the store is very simple, with wooden counters and wooden square tables, which are rough and simple. The walls are densely covered with notes, cards and photos left by tourists, which are colorful and beautiful.

Yogurt is pure and sour, and there will be a big sugar jar on each table. You can add sugar at will, order plain yogurt, spread a layer of sugar, and put another layer after eating. It is also a feature that sugar chews and squeaks in your mouth.

12. Namtso

Namtso is Tibetan, which means Tianhu, meaning the highest lake. It is one of the famous Buddhist shrines and holds a very high position in the hearts of believers.

most people go to Namtso to see the lake and the scenery. However, Namtso is a holy place of Tibetan Buddhism, and its cultural landscape deserves more attention.

On the lake Namco, there are five kinds of cloth strips hanging on the Mani pile: blue, white, red, green and yellow. They fluttered in the wind, white yak, the icon of Tianmen, and endless grassland surrounded the lake. Like a huge mirror, Lake Liqian is embedded in the grassland in northern Tibet.

13. Yangbajing

It has the largest geothermal power station in China. In addition to ordinary hot springs, there are also hot springs with the highest temperature in China, as well as rare explosive springs and intermittent hot springs.

The most beautiful time in Yang Jing is every morning. Because the air is still cold, there is always white fog around yangbajain geothermal field, and the huge steam mass generated by geothermal fields rises from the lake, just like a fairyland on earth.

you can see the snow-capped mountains in the distance. It is really a pleasure to soak in hot springs in such an environment. If you are lucky, you will catch a glimpse of the boiling spring water rushing straight up from the spring, which is very magnificent and beautiful.