Tibet Attractions

Day at potala palace

Advantages: Beautiful, Exotic, Interesting,
Disadvantages: None really

An absolutely beautiful religious site from the outside and inside. After the steep entrance fee and the wait in line to be one of the 750 people allowed to visit in the day it was all worth it. Outside it stands gloriously and its truly a work of art. Holding inside some of Tibets and buddhisms greatest treasures and greatest leaders. The Statues and miniature figures inside are well worth a look as they are some of the most sacred in buddhism. ...

sunny6969 20.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet

a special scene

Advantages: cheap and good
Disadvantages: ticket bought difficult

there are many temples in tibet .Kumbum is one of the best one . The great pagoda is consisted of 9 tiers, over 32m, has more than 77 chapels, shrines and chortens,it is said when the monk died, their body will be burned, and only left their one of bone,look very shine and put this bone in a pagoda. when you get there ,i think you will surprise at its special character it is really a good place to visit. but one problem is that the tickets is difficult ...

hugokang 19.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Palkhor Monastery and Kumbum Stupa, Gyangze, Tibet

old and quiet sera monastery

Advantages: old buliding with many value information
Disadvantages: a little quiet

...you can not come to sera temple, i think it is a great pity. if you plan to sera monastery, you can get beijing city,chengdu ciy,chongqing city by air from oversea,then can go Lhasa by train.it will take you about 700 RMB to arrive in Lhasa from chengdfu city,or chongqing city.as a new railway to Lhasa is build and opend last year.so it is not so difficult to reach there as before.sera monastery look very beautifull ,it combine the buddhism character ...

hugokang 19.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet

most wonderful palace

Advantages: one of the greatest palace
Disadvantages: lack of oxygen

...should pay a visit is potala palace IN lHASA, this building was built very large ,high ,and capacious. according to the history record,this palace is built for wen cheng prince by a king in tang dynasty .this building combine both tibet character and main plain of china characters.it have a very high value in the history. if you would like to have a visit ,you can get there by air ,or bu train ,last year ,the trainway from bejing to Lhasa was built. ...

hugokang 17.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet