Lhasa Travel Guide
Lhasa, a holy city located at the roof of the world, is known as " the city of sunshine" and " the land of Gods". Honored with a long history of 1300 years, Lhasa is quite rich in unique cultural and spiritual resources, especially its Buddhism culture. Today, numerous cultural relics and historic sites covered with thick religious color remain in Lhasa. The attractions of Lhasa do not only lie in its cultural and historic sites, but also in its breathtaking natural scenery.
Located at an altitude of 3658 meters and at the bottom of a small basin surrounded by mountains and rivers, Lhasa has a mild climate, without extremely cold winter and severely hot summer. Therefore, throughout the year for Lhasa are quite suitable for travelling. Travelers can travel to Lhasa by train and by air.
Basic Facts:
Chinese Name: 拉萨 Lāsà
Location: Capital of Tibet, West China
Altitude: 3,656 m (11,995 ft)
Time Zone: UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area: 31662 square kilometers
Administrative Division: 3 districts, 5 counties
Climate and Weather: semi-arid monsoon with over 3000 hours of sunshine every year
Airport: Lhasa Gonggar International Airport
Railway Station: Lhasa Railway Station
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Ultimate Lhasa Travel Guide
To make sure you can enjoy the best Lhasa travel experience available, we kindly prepare the latest and most easy-to-use Lhasa travel and tour guides below for you. From Lhasa old town to top things to do at Lhasa city, from Lhasa day tour to enjoy nightlife and bars in Lhasa, etc., you can follow the insider’s tip and won’t miss a single moment when visiting holy Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet.
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Lhasa, Capital of TibetLhasa is the capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region and has long been the center of politics, economy, culture and religion in Tibet. Lhasa means "holy land" i
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Lhasa ClimateLhasa lies in a small basin and the topography is plain. The climate of the city is mild, without severely cold winters or extremely hot summer. The average tem
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Lhasa TransportationGetting to LhasaLhasa Gongar AirportNow people get to Lhasa and get away from Lhasa is by air or by bus. People will be able to take train to Lhasa very soon. I
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Bakhor StreetBakhor, also named as Baghor, is the oldest street in Lhasa. In the past, it was only a circumambulation circuit, “a saint road ” in the eyes of Tib
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Lhasa FoodLhasa’s catering business is developing. Besides Tibetan diet, all styles of cooking including Chinese, Indian, Nepalese and western food can all be enjoy
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Lhasa ShoppingLhasa has many special local products. They are Tibetan Thangka, Tibetan silver ornaments, yak wool, Dzi bead, aweto, milk products, Tibetan liquor and Lhasa sw
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Lhasa RestaurantsRecommended Resaurants in LhasaYak Cafe in Lhasa Hotel has typical western food. Besides, there are many photos of foreign stars on the walls of the hall, which
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Lhasa Tourist EntertainmentTourism Administrative BureausTourism Administrative Bureaus of Tibet Autonomous RegionAddress: 18 Yuanlin Road LhasaTel: 0891-6323632Complain phone call: 68334
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Tibetan PeopleIn Tibet, modern clothes are replacing the traditional ones. It is not difficult to see young Tibetan girls who are garish and sexy passing you, wearing jeans a
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Lhasa Tourist InformationTourism Administrative BureausTourism Administrative Bureaus of Tibet Autonomous RegionAddress: 18 Yuanlin Road LhasaTel: 0891-6323632Complain phone call: 68334
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Tibet Lhasa Appealling“Long time ago , there was a vast expanse of sea. Great waves patted the shore growing with pine, cypress,Chinese hemlock and palm trees and made loud sou
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Lhasa Travel Tips1. The climate of the city is mild, without severely cold winters or extremely hot summer. The average temperature is about 8 degree Celsius. Summer and autumn
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Lhasa FestivalsAs a beautiful flower of Chinese folkloric culture, Tibetan festival culture is an important component of Tibetan folkloric culture, ancient culture and religio
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Recommended Lhasa Tour Itineraries
As the capital of Tibet, Lhasa forbidden city has come to the forefront of Tibet tour and travel. No matter what you are keen on, like profound history and ancient architectures, Tibetan Buddhism and authentic culture, or natural landscape and wild animals, etc., you can always find out what you want. Check the top 4 highly recommended Lhasa tours that start from Potala Palace and beyond, such as Namtso Lake and Ganden Monastery.
10 Days Lhasa to Everest Base Camp and Namtso Lake TourLhasa-Everest Base Camp-Namtso Lake
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