Top 10 Tibet Attractions
Tibet boasts the world’s highest mountain-Mount Everest, Qumonlangma, the highest river-Yarlong Tsangpo River, the highest lake-Nam-tso Lake, the “Sunlight City”-Lhasa. Anyway, the two main attractions in Tibet are the scenery and its Buddhist heritage. The top 10 Tibet attractions list will show you more.
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The Potala Palace
This ancient architectural complex is considered a model of Tibetan architecture. Located on the Red Hill in Lhasa, Tibet, it is 3,700 meters above sea level and covers an area of over 360,000 square.
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Jokhang Temple
The Jokhang Temple, home of the most venerated statue in Tibet. It was built in the middle of the 7th Century.
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Thashilunbu Monstery
It is located on the southern slope of the Nyima Mountain to the west of the Shigatse city. It represents the Tibetan super architecture art in the Last Tibetan spirit.
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Mt. Everest
Mt. Everest is also known as Mt. Qomolangma, meaning Goddess Third in Tibet, is the highest peak in the world. The 8,848 meters (29,028 feet) high peak, snow capped throughout the year.
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Nam-tso Lake
Namtso means Heaven Lake or Scared Lake in Tibetan. It is the largest lake in Tibet and the second-largest saltwater lake in China. It is the highest saltwater lake in the world at 4,720m (over 14,000 feet).
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Rongbuk Monastery
Shuo Atop the Rongpu Qinzhogma Hill at the foot of Mt. Qomolangma, Rongpu monastery is 5,800 meters above sea level. It is the highest monastery in the world, so the scenery is as great as you can imagine.
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Norbulingka
Norbulingka, Tibet’s Summer Palace, is situated in the western suburb of Lhasa City. It was built in 1755 and became the place where the successors of the seventh Dalai Lama dealt with affairs, held celebrations...
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Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon
The Yarlong Tsangpo River is the highest river in the world with and average altitude of 4,000m (13,100 feet). It flows through southern Tibet then into India where it becomes the Brahmaputra, one of India's most holy rivers.
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Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarova
Mount Kailash is a peak in the Gangdise mountains which is part of the Himalayas in Tibet, the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia-the Indus River, the Sutlej River, the Brahmaputra River...
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