Major tourist attractions in Tibet

Tibet is one of the most beautiful places in China. There are majestic Himalayas, peculiar landforms, gorgeous natural scenery, long history, culture and ethnic customs, and it is an ideal tourist destination. The main scenic spots are: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Namtso, Norbulingka, Yangbajing, Lulang Linhai, Barkhor Street, Lhasa River, Nanga Bawa Peak and Yang Zhuo Yongcuo.

1. Potala Palace

Potala Palace is located on Maburi Mountain in the northwest of Lhasa, Tibet, which embodies the essence of ancient Tibetan architecture. It was built in the 7th century by Songzan Gambo, king of Tibet, for Princess Wencheng, who was married to Tibet in the Tang Dynasty. Potala Palace is a 999-room palace, which was built on the Red Mountain at an altitude of more than 3,700 meters in Lhasa. The palace fortress was built on the hill. The main building of the palace 13 floor, with a height of115m. It's all stone and wood structures, and the roof of the palace is almost all gold-plated copper tiles. It is resplendent and magnificent, and it is the essence of Tibetan ancient architecture art. Known as the Plateau Temple.

2. Jokhang Temple

Also known as Zulakan and Juekang, it was founded in Zhenguan period.

Jokhang Temple has the supreme position in Tibetan Buddhism, and it is also the earliest civil structure building in Tibet, creating the layout of Tibetan temples in Pingchuan style. After several generations of reconstruction and expansion, it has formed a grand scale covering an area of 25 100 square meters.

After the Jokhang Temple was completed, it was renovated in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties before it reached its present scale. The main hall is 4 stories high, and the Jinding and Dougong are Han Classics. Tibetan watchtowers and carved beams and painted buildings, and 103 woodcarving lying beasts and sphinx arranged in rows under the eaves of the second and third floors of the main hall also show the style characteristics of Nepal and India.

There are nearly 1000-meter-long Tibetan murals "Princess Wencheng's Visit to Tibet" and "Jokhang Temple Architecture". Incense incense fills the air in front of the temple all day long, and believers prostrate themselves devoutly on the bluestone ground in front of the temple, leaving a deep impression.

3. Namtso

Namtso is the largest lake with the highest altitude, also known as Tengger Caspian Sea and Tengger Lake. The lake is similar to a rectangle, with a tool length of 70 kilometers and a width of 30 kilometers from north to south. It is the largest lake in Tibet. The salinity of the lake is 1.7g/L, which belongs to brackish water lake. The lake is blue and Ming Che, with a water depth of more than 30 meters. There are three stone islands in the lake, with steep bank walls and towering stone bones. The main examples are Stone Forest, Cave and Tiansheng Bridge. There are many fish in Namtso. When the weather is fine, the lake is as flat as a mirror, and you can see groups of fish swimming around in the water. The main fish are leptospira and scaleless fish. In summer, a large number of resident birds, such as red ducks, fish gulls and cormorants, inhabit the island in the middle of the lake to spend the summer. There are abundant aquatic plants around the lake, which is one of the excellent pastures in northern Tibet.

4. Norbulingka

"Norbulingka" means "Treasure Garden" in Tibetan. With Gesangpo Chapter, Jinpo Chapter and Dadengming Jiupo Chapter as the main body, it has 374 rooms. It is the largest garden with the best scenery and the most miracles.

Norbulingka has been turned into a people's park with beautiful conditions and beautiful construction and maintenance, but the cultural relics in the morning are not as rich and attractive as Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple. So some people joked that Norbulingka is "composed of a water tower, two rows of handicraft shops and several palaces around the zoo".

5. Yangbajing

Lhasa is rich in geothermal resources, the most famous of which is Yangbajing geothermal steam field. The boiling hot springs on the cold plateau are a wonder, so Yangbajing is famous.

Yangbajing Geothermal Power Station, located in Dangxiong County, is the first wet steam field in Chinese mainland and the highest geothermal power station in the world. If you are lucky, when you meet a hot water blowout, you can see the boiling hot springs going straight into the sky from the spring, which is very beautiful and elegant. The bath is an open-air swimming pool. Because the water temperature is too high, it is necessary to cool down two open-air ponds before tourists can take a bath. You can see the snow-capped mountains from a distance around you, and it is really a pleasure to wash the hot springs under such circumstances. Especially in winter, jumping into the hot springs to see the snowflakes flying all over the sky makes me feel indescribable romance and satisfaction.

6. Lulang faces the sea

There is a large green jungle stretching along the mountain in Lulang Linhai, and the scenery is very refreshing and soft. You can visit and shoot in the scenic spot or visit the observation deck of 3 18 national highway. Even if you just drive to the end of Lulang Town on National Highway 3 18, you can see a large jungle without entering the observation deck. If you want to enter the scenic spot, you need to buy tickets for 170 yuan, including battery cars, and you can go to several observation platforms with better views before.

7. Bajiao Street

Barkhor Street is a thousand-year-old street that best represents Tibetan folk customs. Because of its ancient civilization secrets and long historical tradition, it has been shortlisted as one of the "Top Ten Streets with Historical Civilization in the World". Barkhor Street in a narrow sense can be understood as a circular turning road around Jokhang Temple. Broadly speaking, Barkhor Street refers to a residential area built around Jokhang Temple, which is composed of many alleys extending in all directions. The noisiest place in Barkhor Street is the roundabout next to Jokhang Temple. With the deepening of the religious status of Jokhang Temple, Tibetan Buddhism believes that clockwise turning around Jokhang Temple is a symbol of Siddhartha Gautama enshrined in Jokhang Temple, and Barkhor Street has thus become one of the three major turning paths in Lhasa. This street, which integrates the sales of Tibetan native products, tourism, the most representative folk customs and ancient buildings with Tibetan characteristics, is a must-see for Lhasa tourism.

8. Lhasa River

Lhasa River, called Jiqu in Tibetan, originates at the southern foot of Nyainqentanglha Mountain, flows southwest through Lhasa and joins the Yarlung Zangbo River in Qushui County. The climate here is warm, the stratum is flat, the soil is thick, the water is abundant, the soil is good, and the basin is rich in plateau animals and plants and geothermal resources, which is one of the main grain producing areas in Tibet. You can't get along with the Lhasa River as long as the locals. In the evening, you can take a walk along the river near Xianzu Island and Tibet University and enjoy the beautiful scenery where the sunset touches the horizon. What's more, there are many restaurants nearby, so you don't have to worry about food and clothing.

9. Nangbawa Peak

Nanga Bawa Peak, located in Linzhi area, is the highest mountain in the world, with an altitude of 15. The glaciers on the top of the mountain here are tall and straight, with beautiful shapes.

There are often clouds in the mountains, and at the foot of the mountain is Jiangnan, Tibet, with dense vegetation and beautiful scenery. In the chinese national geography beauty contest, Nange Bawa was named "the most beautiful snow mountain in China". The best time to enjoy Nanga Bawa Peak is April-June and 65438+ 10 every year. At this time, the weather is suitable, the trees below are shaded, the mountains are flying, and the scenery is the most beautiful. But it is often rainy at this time, and you won't see the whole picture of Xuefeng. In fact, according to statistics, the average exhibition date of Nange Bawa is only 65 days per year, so we should be prepared for the beauty.

10. Yang Zhuo Yongcuo

Yangzhuoyong Lake, one of the three holy lakes, is also called Yangzhuoyong Lake. Because Cuo means "lake" in Tibetan, Yanghu has many branches, like coral branches, so it is also called "coral lake above" in Tibetan. The lake is dotted with small islands, large enough to accommodate five or six households. The lake is rich in leptospirosis, Schizothorax in Tibet and naked carp in the plateau. Every winter, flocks of birds migrate to the south, and there are many swans, water pigeons, yellow ducks, osprey and spotted geese around the lake shore and the island in the middle of the lake. Yang Zhuo is more beautiful from afar than from close range. After passing the 5030m Gangbala Pass, walk along the road for about 30 minutes to reach the Yanghu Lake. This is the best angle to appreciate Yang Zhuo's fault. There are several observation decks together, where you can stop and take pictures.