The Paragon of Tibetan Castle-Palaces:Potala Palace Located at the protruding ridge of the Maburishan Mountain，or the Red Mountain，which is about...
Lhasa
Architecute of Garden Style As of the 18th century, Tibet witnessed rapid development in an all-round way. With the culture...
Architecture Constructed on the Mountains As known to all, Tibet is in the main located on the snow-capped mountains, thus...
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda used to be the place to store sutras in Ci' en Temple in Chang' an (renamed...
Another type of architecture is mostly found on the plains or in the valleys. In such an architectural complex a...
The architecture recommends itself by being in harmony with the surroundings and embodying distinctive flavors.Tibetan constructions including the magnificent palaces...
After the 17th century the development of Tibetan Buddhist constructions entered the third stage, or the period witnessing the magnificent...
The period between the middle of the ninth century and the sixteenth century marked the second stage of the development...
The evolution of Tibetan buildings，including the extravagant palaces as well as the incense-pervading temples，goes along with the rise and fall...
Barkhor，a circular street at the center of Old Lhasa，is the oldest street in a very traditional city in Tibet.It is a...
Yangpachen，110 kilometers（68 miles）north of Lhasa，is famous for its hot springs.It is said that a long time ago，before the sky and...
Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon in.the“roof”above the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau，with an average altitude of 3 000 meters，a 496.3 km，dan-gerous remote and...
Located in the western suburbs of thasa，Norbulingka（Norbu means treasure in Tibetan；lingka means garden in Tibetan）was built in 1740s dur-ing the reign...
Built in 1073，the Sakya Monastery，located 450 kilometres west of Lhasa，has long enjoyed nearly the sam fame as the Dunhuang Grottoes...
Ramoche Monastery is situated in the northwest of Lhasa，covering a total area of 4 000 square meters（one acre）.This temple is...
It lies at the center of the old Lhasa.Built in 647 by Songtsen Gampo and his two foreign wives，it has...
Lhasa offers the visitor a completely unique experience.It is unlike other parts of China，or indeed，other parts of Tibet.But like other...
Lhasa，with a history of 1300 years，means“Holy Land”or“Land of Buddhism" in the Tibetan language.It sits 3650 meters above sea level on...
The Jokhang，is located on Barkhor Square in Lhasa.For most Tibetans it is the most sacred and important temple in Tibet.It...
Namtso was born in the Paleogene age，as a result of Himalayan tectonic plate movements.The lake lies at an elevation of...