What month is suitable for traveling to Lhasa?

July-September is the best time to travel to Lhasa, Tibet. Lhasa is known as the "Sunshine City", with long sunshine hours, mild climate, no heat in summer and no severe cold in winter. The highest temperature in the whole year is June in summer, and the lowest temperature is June+10 in winter. There is little rainfall in Lhasa, but it is obvious in both dry and wet seasons. Rainfall is mainly concentrated in July, August and September, mostly at night.

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.

local speciality

1, Tibetan Dao

Tibetan Dao is a traditional handicraft with a long history and unique style in Tibet, which is deeply loved by tourists. Tibetan Dao is also a necessity in the life of Tibetans. It can be used not only for self-defense, but also as a meat-eating tableware and a special decoration. Generally speaking, men's Tibetan knives are rough and sharp, while women's Tibetan knives are delicate.

2. Tibetan masks

Tibetan masks, called "Ba", are a kind of handicraft originated from religious art, which can be roughly divided into three parts, namely, religious masks, tibetan opera masks masks and folk singing and dancing masks. In Tibet, every major religious festival, every temple will hold a ceremony of jumping into the gods, with ghosts, protectors and immortals.

3. Wooden bowls

Wooden bowls are mostly used for drinking tea because of their strong thermal insulation, and are more practical daily necessities in Tibetan areas. There are many kinds of wooden bowls in Tibet, and the prices vary greatly. Generally divided into ordinary type and expensive type. The common type is made of the roots of tung, birch and azalea or miscellaneous wood, without decoration.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lhasa