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Which province and city is Lhasa?

Lhasa is a city in Tibet.

Lhasa, also known as Logue and Sunlight City, is the prefecture-level city and capital of Xizang Autonomous Region, and an international tourist city with snowy plateau and ethnic characteristics in China. Lhasa is located in the southwest of China, in the middle of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, on the north side of the Himalayas, and in the valley plain in the middle reaches of the Lhasa River, a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River. It is the political, economic, cultural, scientific and educational center of Tibet and the holy land of Tibetan Buddhism.

Lhasa is one of the first national historical and cultural cities. Lhasa is famous for its beautiful scenery, long history, unique customs and strong religious color. In the 7th century, Songtsan Gampo unified Tibet and moved its political center from Shannan to Lhasa. 1951On May 23rd, Tibet was peacefully liberated and Lhasa became the capital of the autonomous region.

Festival in Lhasa

1, Tibetan New Year: Tibetans have been preparing for the New Year since December of the Tibetan calendar. The first day of the lunar calendar is the first day of the Tibetan New Year. The first thing they did was to send someone to the river to carry back the first bucket of water-auspicious water. From the next day, relatives and friends visited each other to celebrate the New Year. This activity lasts for three to five days.

2. Ox King's Club: Ox King's Club begins on August 15th of the lunar calendar and generally lasts for more than ten days, sometimes even one month. The number often exceeds 1000. During the Ox King Congress, people invited black pagers to chant Buddhist scriptures, blow yak horns and slaughter dozens of yaks or hundreds of sheep. Because of the huge cost, this large-scale ox king meeting has only been held once in a hundred years. All the members attending the Ox King's Club have the same blood relationship and belong to the cultural festival of ancestor worship.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Lhasa.