What city is Lhasa called?

1, Lhasa, also known as Sunlight City, is the capital of Xizang Autonomous Region, and China has been approved by the State Council as an international tourist city with snowy plateau and ethnic characteristics. As of 20 18, there are three districts and five counties in the city, with a total area of 295 18 square kilometers, a built-up area of 82.82 square kilometers, a resident population of about 543,500, an urban population of about 330,000 and an urbanization rate of 46%.

2. Lhasa is located in the southwest of China, in the middle of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, on the north side of the Himalayas, in the valley plain of the middle reaches of the Lhasa River, a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River, where the Lhasa River flows and joins the Yarlung Zangbo River in the southern suburbs. It is the political, economic, cultural, scientific and educational center of Tibet and the holy land of Tibetan Buddhism. It is 3650 meters above sea level, sunny all year round, with little rainfall, no severe cold in winter, no intense heat in summer and pleasant climate. The annual sunshine time is more than 3000 hours, and it is known as the "Sunshine City". Lhasa is rich in all kinds of resources, which has obvious advantages compared with other cities in China and the autonomous region.

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. It has successively won the honorary titles of China Excellent Tourist City, European Tourists' Favorite Tourist City, National Civilized City, Safest City in China, Top 200 Charming Cities in China, Top 200 Charming Cities in the World, and 20 18 Changyou China 100 City.

4.20 17 Lhasa rechecked and confirmed that it would continue to retain the honorary title of national civilized city. On April 2, 20 18, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission released a list of supporting a new batch of cities to carry out innovative city construction, and 17 cities nationwide were selected, and Lhasa was among them. 20 18/month, 1 1 month, selected as one of the top cities in China 100.