China tours to Lhasa
Lhasa is the capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region, Northwest China. Literally meaning the place of the Gods in Tibetan, Lhasa is the religious and political heart of the Tibetan world, a place where travelers to Tibet usually stop. Lhasa is known as one of the highest cities in the world, standing at an altitude of 3490 metres (11,450 ft) and surrounded by the Himalayan Mountain ranges. The city enjoys a cool and semi-arid climate with frosty winters and mild summers due to its own topography and mountainous landscape. Lying in the Tibetan Plateau, the city is also home to a major Tibetan people nationality but also Han and Hui peoples and several other ethnic groups. Travelers who want to live the adventure of entering Tibet will for sure go mainly to this capital city ...