The main content of The Ancient City of Lhasa is about 100 words.

This paper introduces the architectural style and customs of the ancient city of Lhasa, reflects the collision and blending of Tibetan traditional culture and modern civilization, and expresses the author's love for his hometown.

As the capital of Xizang Autonomous Region, Lhasa is an ancient city with a history of 1300 years. Located on the north bank of Lhasa River, a tributary of Yarlung Zangbo River, it is 9 1 06' east longitude and 29 36' north latitude, with an altitude of more than 3,650 meters. "Lhasa" means "holy land" or "Buddhist country" in Tibetan, and has long been the political, economic, cultural and religious center of Tibet.

Extended materials Lhasa was called Reza in ancient times, goat in Tibetan was called Reza, and earth was called Sa. It is said that when Princess Wencheng married Tubo in the 7th century A.D., it was still a wasteland. Later, Jokhang Temple and Jokhang Temple were built by filling the recumbent pond with goat back soil. After the temple was built, the number of missionaries and people who came to worship Buddha increased, and many hotels were built around Jokhang Temple.

At the same time, Songtsan Gambo expanded his palace in Hongshan (now Potala Palace), so palaces rose up in the Lhasa Valley Plain, forming a world-famous plateau city. "Yossa" gradually became a "holy land" in people's minds and became the religious, political, economic and cultural center of Tibet at that time.

Generally speaking, Lhasa consists of Potala Palace, Barkhor Street, Jokhang Temple, Sera Temple, drepung monastery and Lhasa River. However, Tibetans believe that "Lhasa" in a strict sense should refer to Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street built around Jokhang Temple. Only when you reach Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street can you consider Lhasa as real. Today, the eastern part of Lhasa still maintains the essence of the ancient city of Lhasa.

Lhasa New Town, centered on Potala Palace and Barkhor Street, reaches Sera Temple in the north and Duilong Deqing County in the west. Looking at Lhasa, the post and telecommunications building, news building, Lhasa hotel, Tibet hotel and other buildings are dotted with continuous and brand-new buildings.

Standing on the top of Potala Palace overlooking the whole city of Lhasa, the whole city of Lhasa is a new building hidden in green trees, and only Barkhor Street is full of flags and mulberry smoke.

There are ethnic houses and streets here, and people from all over Tibetan areas gather here. Many of them still wear their traditional clothes, which seems to show that Buddhism has actually become a way of life.