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| The Potala seen from the roof of the Jokhang |
Lhasa is the capital city of Tibet. It was also the city of the Dalai Lamas and it now is the capital of the pilgrims. Many Tibetans come to the city to walk the pilgrim routes like the Barkhor, around the Jokhang temple, or the Nangkhor, inside the Jokhang, and the Lingkhor, a traditional route around the city. There is also a Kora around the Potala palace, the palace of the Dalai Lama.
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The city has a population of 200,000 who live at an elevation of 3595 meters. It became the capital of Tibet when Songsten Gampo in the 7th century unified Tibet. He built a palace at the hill you will find the Potala now. And the Jokhang and Ramoche temple were established to house the Buddha statues of his two wives.
Later the power shifted to Sakya, Xigaze. To come back to Lhasa in 1642 when the 5th Dalai Lama built his palace (the Potala) on the ruins of the palace of Songsten Gampo.
|  | | old city, but a lot of modern chinese stuff |
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The traditional Tibetan arts and dances can still be found in Tibet, although this was a dance special for the tourists, we saw this kind of dances later at a festival at the Sakya Monastery too.
| | | traditional dancers, Tibet |
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Jim_Eliason Sun Apr 2, 2006 19:52 UTC
great tips I can't wait to get here! | mypriority Wed Oct 12, 2005 09:26 UTC
tompt, i'm planning for tibet trip this December, but still undecided on how to reach Lhasa. i am thinking about a flight from kathmandu to lhasa. is it a good choice? i plan for a week in kathmandu and a week in lhasa..thanks, | dfactor Tue Jun 7, 2005 08:41 UTC
Nice pictures you've of Tibet here. Guess I'll have to come back to your site for more reading. | Confucius Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:07 UTC
Que Sera Sera Monastery, whatever will be, will be |
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