Shigatse Attraction List

Shalu Monastery (Schalu Kloster)

Shalu Monastery (Schalu Kloster) Chinese name: 夏鲁寺 (Xia Lu Si)Location: in the southeast of Shigatse ofTibet Autonomous Region.

Sakya Monastery

Sakya Monastery Sakya, meaning "Grey Soil" in Tibetan since the soil surrounding it is gray; its walls were painted in red.

Tashilhunpo Monastery

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery Chinese name: 扎什伦布寺 (Za Shi Lun Bu Si)Location: at the hillside of Drolmari Mountain (尼色日山), west of Shigatse.

Mt. Everest ( Qomolangma )

Mt. Everest Chinese name: 珠穆朗玛峰 (Zhu Mu Lang Ma Feng)Location: in the middle section of Himalayas on the China-Nepal border.

Rongbuk Monastery

Rongbuk Monastery Chinese name: 绒布寺 (Rong Bu Si)Location: by the foot of Rongbuk Glacier at 5100 meters above sea level.

Zhangmu Port

Zhangmu Port Zhangmu (elevations 2,300 meters), also known as Kasa, lies on a mountainside 10km (6 miles) inland from the Friendship Bridge that spans the Bhotekoshi (the Sun Koshi) River.

Palkhor Monastery

Palkhor Monastery Palcho Monastery, is very different from other monasteries. Built as a Tibetan monastery, its structural style is very unique.

Yomdrok

Yomdrok Lake which is one of the three holy lakes on the Tibetan Plateau. This huge lake spans 130 kilometers long from ...

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