the Highest Toilet in the World
November 25, 2009 by admin
Filed under Adventure Tour, Featured, Lhasa City, Recent Posts
There is no doubt that the Potala Palace’s Changsur Toilet is the most famous toilet in China and perhaps it is also the highest toilet in the world.
Travelers with high blood pressure or heart disease were even advertised not to use the toilet. It is said that it is almost sixty meters high and one should take care of his/her personal belongings when using it as it is quite difficult to retrieve them back.
Some people even used a phrase from an ancient poem to describe the spectacular scene when using it “The torrent dashes down three thousand feet from high, as if the Silver River fell from azure sky.”
Lhasa Attractions
November 1, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lhasa City
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Potala Palace
The Potala Palace is a huge treasure house for the record of Tibetan history, religion, culture and arts. The precious sculptures, murals, scripture, Buddha figures, murals, antiques, and religious jewelry treasured up are of great cultural and artistic value. |
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Barkhor Street
Barkhor Street is a quadrangle-shaped bustling bazaar surround Jokhang Temple. It has a long history which can date back to the year 647. It is also a business centre with merchants from many different countries. |
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Tibet Museum
Located in the southeast corner of Norbulingka, Lhasa, the Tibet Museum is a large store house of Tibetan cultural relics, such as andwritten Tibetan classics, colorful thangka paintings, musical instruments, etc. It is a great place to catch a glimpse of the long Tibetan history. |
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Jokhang Temple
Jokhang Temple is regarded as the most sacred monastery and spiritual center of Tibet. It was built about 1350 years ago when the first king of Tibet, Songsten Gampo, to welcome his bride, Princess Wencheng who came from Changan, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. |
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Gandan Monastery
As the oldest of the three principle Gelukpa monasteries in Lhasa, Gandan Monastery was located in Zixan County about 40 kilometers from Lhasa. It was founded in 1409 during the Ming Dynasty and in its heyday, the temple housed almost 4,000 monks. |
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Drepung Monastery
Drepung Monastery is one of the great three Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet, along with Gandan and Sera Monasteries. Located at the foot of Mount Gephel in the west of Lhasa, it was built in 1416 by Jamyang Chojey, a direct disciple of Je Tsongkhapa who is the founder of the Gelukpa School. |
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Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery is one of the three most famous monasteries in Lhasa. It consists of a Buddhist temple, sutra recitation hall and monastery, monastic house, Kang village, and the famous Living Buddhas’ palace. |
Lhasa Transportation
October 23, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lhasa City
Air
There are flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Kunming, Diqing, Chongqing, Chengdu, Lanzhou, Xian, Xining, Chamdo and Katmandu, with over 40 flights every week.
Go downtown:
1. Airport Shuttle: RMB20/person
2. Taxi: RMB150-250
To the airport:
1.Airport Shuttle: RMB20/person
2. Taxi: RMB150-250
Airport Consultation: 0891-6182220
Train
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Beijing – Lhasa |
4064 km |
44.34 hours |
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Chengdu – Lhasa |
3360 km |
43.11 hours |
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Chongqing – Lhasa |
3654 km |
44.35 hours |
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Lanzhou – Lhasa |
2189 km |
27.37 hours |
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Xining – Lhasa |
1880 km |
25.36 hours |
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Shanghai – Lhasa |
4374 km |
48.43 hours |
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Guangzhou – Lhasa |
4980 km |
55.38 hours |
Coach
There are five highways to Tibet: Sichuan-Tibet Highway (Chengdu-Lhasa), Qinghai-Tibet Highway (Xining-Golmud-Lhasa), Xinjiang-Tibet Highway (Yecheng-Purang), Yunnan-Tibet Highway (Xiaguan-Markham) and Sino-Nepal Highway (Lhasa-Zhangmu-Katmandu).
Travel around the city
1.Mini-bus
2RMB/Person
2.Taxi & Bicycle
The best way to travel around the city is by bike or by taxi. Taxis are relatively inexpensive and taking a taxi may cost you 10 Yuan no matter where you go in the city. You can rent bicycles by the day at hotels throughout Lhasa (around 20 per day).
Lhasa Public Service
October 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lhasa City
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Tel |
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Telephone Directory Inquires |
114 |
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Crime Alarm |
110 |
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Ambulance |
120 |
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Fire Alarm |
119 |
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Consumer Complain |
12315 |
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Tibet Civil Airlines Consultancy |
0891-6833446 |
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Tibet Passenger Transportation Station Consultancy |
0891-6824469 |
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Lhasa People’s Hospital |
0891-6323811 |
Lhasa Entertainment
October 15, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lhasa City
Shows & Performances
Neiwei Entertainment City
Here, you may enjoy the extremely attractive typical Tibetan singing and dancing performances.
Address: No. 12, North Linkuo Rd. Lhasa
phone: 0891-6336648
Tanggu Lafeng Langma Hall
Tanggu Lafeng Langma Hall is one of the reputed langma halls in Lhasa noted for its powerful performing line-up.
Address: Inside the Tibet Mansion, Marcoo Road
Phone: 13549019996
Bars/Teahouses/Clubs
Backpacker
Address: Barkhor Street
Frontier Perspective
Address: Barkhor Street
National Music Country
Address: National Zhong Road
Others
Makye Ame
This place is the romantic place where the 6th Dalai Lama once waited for his beautiful girl.Here, you may also find many traveling stories left by former visitors.
Address: Barkhor Street