Tibet Attractions: Best Places to Visit in Tibet
Tibet, known as the “Roof of the World,” is a “base camp” consisting of a series of high mountains. Five of the world’s 14 peaks above 8,000 meters are in Tibet, including the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest. Its rich Buddhist colors, the magnificent Potala Palace, sacred lakes & mountains have attracted countless domestic and foreign tourists to travel. The “King of Sacred Mountains” in the Ali region – Mount Kailash is the center of the world in the hearts of believers. The three “sacred lakes” – the Yamdorktso Lake, Lake Manasarovar, and the Namtso Lake as bright pearls set on this snowy plateau. Do not miss the Everest Base Camp overnight, which will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Drepung Monastery is one of the Six Great Monasteries of Gulug(Yellow Hat) in Tibet, and shares the fame of the Three Great Monasteries in Lhasa with Sera Monastery and Ganden Monastery. It locates at south side of Gebeiwoze Mountain, 10km east of west suburban of Lhasa city. The ordered architectures…
Chakpori Hill bears the meaning of “the hill on the mountain corner” in Tibetan language and “the hill of King Medicine” in Chinese. 3725m higher than the sea level, the Hill stands at Potala Palace’s right, with a path winding its way up to the top of hill for people. The hill…
Zezhol Monastery is located at the cliff of the famous holy mountain Mt. Zezhol of Dingqing County, Chamdo, east of Tibet, 4800m above sea level, about 37km from the county town. It is one of monasteries with highest altitude in Tibet, and also one of the oldest and most…
Ranwu Lake, located at Basu County, Chamdo Town, is known by travelers who go through Sichuan-Tibet line because it adjoins to the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. The lake comes into being, as a dammed lake, because of landslide and debris flow. About its name, there is an interesting tale. “Ranwu” sounds beautiful in Chinese…
Jampaling Monastery locates at the intersection of Angqu River and Zaqu River (two branches of Lantsang River in Tibet), back the Hengduan Mountains and stands on the red earth layer which was cut by ancient glacier. That gifts the Jampaling Monastery with beautiful natural scernery. Jampaling Monastery bears its fame as the…
Chamdo Town, located at the east part of Tibet, bears the name “A pearl of east of Tibet” because it’s double advantage—the economic center of the east of Tibet and a place which collects many famous attractions here. This town, with its special geographical location—sitting on the junction of Hengduan Mountain, Jinsha River, Lancang…
Lake Manasarovar is the largest freshwater lake with the maximum transparency in China, located at the 35km east of Pulan County, Ngari area of Tibet, bordering Kailash Mount at south. It has been entitled as one of “Three Great Holy Lakes” in Tibet, also the resource of the four rivers in Asia. With…
Ruins of Guge Kingdom was built along south bank of Xiangquanhe River (Sutlej), Zanda County of Tuolin Town, Ngari Region by some descendants of Tubo Empire who escaped to here to stage a comeback when their empire just collapsed. They had built three small kingdoms and Guge Kingdom was…
Mount Kailash lies at an average of 6656 meters above the sea level as the main peak of Gangdise Mountain and also the second-highest peak of this mountain. In Tibet where stands lots of famous and unknown mountains, Mount Kailash occupies a very special position as the Mountain of…
Tholing Monastery is the first monastery that Guge Kingdom built in Ngari area during North Song Dynasty. Located along the bank of Sutlej River, northwest of Zanda County, Ngari area of Tibet, Tholing Monastery’s construction had started from BC. 996 and it has been listed onto “National-level Cultural Relics…
Pangong Lake is called “Cuomu Angla Renbo Tso” in Tibetan language, meaning “long-necked swan”. The lake lies in the 12km northwest of Rutog County of Ngari Region, stretching its body on the borderline of Chinese Rutog County and Kashmir. It is an inland lake above the sea level for…
