Lhasa Attraction
Read the following introductions for attractions in Lhasa. You will know the top attractions there and you can also get to know the city attractions by category.
Top Lhasa Attractions
Famous Ancient Towns
Barkhor Street
Chinese name: 八廓街 (Bakuo Jie) Location: Chengguan District, Lhasa City, Tibetan Autonomous Region. Entrance fee: free Opening time: all day long. How to get there: The way for foreign travelers to enter Tibet is booking a Tibet tour or a China tour containing Tibet with a Chinese travel agent ...
Historical Relics
The Potala Palace
Chinese name: 布达拉宫 (Budala Gong) Location: No.35, Gongqian Alley, Middle Beijing Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa City, Tibetan Autonomous Region. Entrance fee: 200 Yuan from May to October and 100 Yuan from November to April. (In consideration of the old wooden structure of Potala, at present on...
Palaces
Norbulingka (the Summer Palace)
Chinese name: 罗布林卡 (Luobulinka) Location: at Norbulingka Intersection, South Minzu Road, Lhasa City, Tibet Autonoumous region. Entrance fee: 80 Yuan in peak seasons, 60 Yuan in off seasons. Opening time: 09:00-12:00, 15:00-18:00, from Monday to Saturday (Tibetan opera at 11:00). Recommended ti...
Temples, Monasteries and Mosques
Jokhang Temple
Chinese name: 大昭寺 (Dazhao Si) Location: on Barkhor Street, Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region. Entrance fee: 85 Yuan. Please note that tourists should buy a photograph permit (90 Yuan) before they take a picture inside the hall of the temple. Opening time: - 08:00-11:30 (canonical hours for ...
Waters(rivers, lakes, waterfalls)
Yambajan
Chinese name: 羊八井 Location: Yambajan Town, Dangxiong County, 90 km northwest of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region. Entrance fee: 30 Yuan / person. Extra services: hot spring bath (98 Yuan / person); lavipeditum (98 Yuan / person). Opening time: 09:00-18:00 How to get there: The way for for...
Natural Attractions
Lulang Forest Sea
Chinese name: 鲁朗林海 (Lu Lang Lin Hai) Location: go straight along the Sichuan-Tibet highway, some 80 km from Bayi Town to the east, Nyingchi County, Tibet. Price: free Opening time: all day long Best time for visit: From July to September with luxuriantly grass and trees as well as wild flower...