Things to see in Lhasa
Lhasa is a city in People's Republic of China, with an urban population of about 220 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 7 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Potala Palace Place of worship
Potala Palace is a museum complex in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It was formerly the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, and from 1649 until 1959 served as the Dalai Lamas' residence.
2Norbulingka History
Norbulingka is a palace and surrounding park in Lhasa, Tibet built from 1755. It served as the traditional summer residence of the successive Dalai Lamas from the 1780s up until the 14th Dalai Lama's exile in 1959.
3Jokhang Place of worship
The Jokhang, historically known as the Rasa Trulnang (ra sa 'phrul snang) or Qoikang Monastery or Zuglagkang, is considered the "heart of Lhasa".
4Drepung Monastery Place of worship
Drepung Monastery, located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelug monasteries of Tibet. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Sera Monastery.
5Lhasa Great Mosque Place of worship
The Lhasa Great Mosque, also known as the Hebalin Mosque, is a mosque in Lhasa, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
6Sera Monastery Place of worship
Sera Monastery is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibet, located 1.25 miles (2.01 km) north of Lhasa and about 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the Jokhang. (The other two are Ganden Monastery and Drepung Monastery.) The original Sera Monastery is responsible for some 19 hermitages,…
7Ramoche Temple Place of worship
Ramoche Temple is a Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region. It dates back to the seventh century and is considered to be the most important temple in the city after the Jokhang Temple.
8Tibet Museum Museum
The Tibet Museum is the official museum of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in Lhasa. Inaugurated on October 5, 1999, it is the first large, modern museum in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
9Nechung Place of worship
Nechung Monastery, Nechung Gompa or Nechung Chok, is the seat of the State Oracle of Tibet. It is also referred to as Sungi Gyelpoi Tsenkar, the "Demon Fortress of the Oracle King."
10Chokpori Nature
Chagpori, or Chakpori, Chokpori, Chagpo Ri is a spirit-mountain of Vajrapani in Lhasa, Tibet. It is south of Potala and is considered to be one of the four holy mountains of central Tibet.
11Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet History
The Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet stands in the southern part of the Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region just outside the protective zone and buffer zone of the World Heritage Site.
12Kundeling Monastery Place of worship
Kundeling Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, Tibet. It was founded around 1794, and follows the Gelug school.
13Tsomon Ling Place of worship
Tsomon Ling, Tsomonling, Tsome Ling, Chomoling is a temple in inner Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, south of the Ramoche Temple, and on the corner of one of the main roads, Dekyi Shar Lam.
14Catholic Church of Lhasa Place of worship
The Catholic Church of Lhasa, also called the Lhasa Chapel, was the first Catholic church in Tibet in China. It was founded in 1726 and disappeared in 1745.
15Lhasa Small Mosque Place of worship
The Barkor Rapsel Alley Mosque, also often called locally as the Lhasa Small Mosque, is an early-20th-century mosque, located in Barkor, the old Tibetan quarter of the Chengguan District, in the urban heart of Lhasa, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
16Gyuto Tantric College Place of worship
Gyuto (also spelled Gyütö or Gyüto) Tantric University is one of the great monastic institutions of the Gelug Order.
17Muru Nyingba Monastery Place of worship
Muru Ningba or Meru Nyingba (rMe ru snying pa) is a small Buddhist monastery located between the larger monasteries of Jokhang and Barkhor in the city of Lhasa, Tibet, China.
18Ani Tsankhung Nunnery Place of worship
Ani Tsankhung Nunnery is a nunnery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism in the city of Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
19Dodé Mosque Place of worship
The Dodé Mosque is a mosque in Dodé Valley, Raidi Township, Chengguan District, Lhasa City, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
20Lalu Wetlands National Nature Preserve Nature
Lalu Wetlands National Nature Reserve, also known as Lhasa Wetlands Nature Preserve, protects 625 hectares (1,540 acres) of wetlands in the center of Lhasa City, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the southwestern People’s Republic of China.
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