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What are the interesting places in Tibet?

1, Potala Palace. Potala Palace is located on a hill about two kilometers north of Rassasi, the capital of Xizang Autonomous Region. In the hearts of local people who believe in Tibetan Buddhism, this mountain is like Putuo Mountain where Guanyin Bodhisattva lives, so it is called Potala (meaning Putuo) in Tibetan.

Namco is the second largest saltwater lake in China. The highest and largest lake in the world. "Namco" is Tibetan, and the Mongolian name of this lake is "Tengger Caspian Sea", both of which mean "Tianhu".

3. The edge of the horse is wrong. The natural scenery around it is very beautiful. Since ancient times, Buddhists and Catholics have regarded it as the "world center" of the holy land, the most transparent freshwater lake in China and one of the three "holy lakes" in Tibet. It is also the birthplace of four major rivers in Asia. Mabian Yongcuo is located 35 kilometers east of Pulan County, Ali Prefecture, Tibet, and south of Gangrenbo Qi Feng.

4. Sera Temple. Sera Temple, the full name of which is Sera Dacheng Temple, is one of the six major temples of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Together with drepung monastery and Gandan Temple, it is also known as the three major temples in Lhasa, and it is the latest one among the three major temples. Sera Temple is a national key cultural relic protection unit, located at the foot of Jian Zihao Mountain in Sera Temple, 3 kilometers north of Lhasa.

5. Samye Temple. Also known as Cunxiang Temple and Wubian Temple, it is located in Sanye Town, Zhanang County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, at the foot of Habu Mountain on the north bank of Yarlung Zangbo River. It was built during the Tubo Dynasty in the 8th century, and it was the first temple in Tibet to be shaved and become a monk. The buildings in the temple are arranged according to the Buddhist cosmology. The central Buddhist temple has three styles: Tibetan, Chinese and Indian, so Sanye Temple is also called Sanyang Temple.