Tibet Attractions
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.jpg "Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon")
- The Yarlung Zangbo River originates 5,590 meters above sea level in Gyemayangzong on China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Its grand canyon was officially named as Yarlung Zangbo Daxiagu (Grand Canyon, or Brahmaputra Valley) in early October 1998.
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.jpg "Namjagbarwa Peak")
- Namjagbarwa Peak, reputed as "paradise in the clouds", located in Nyingchi Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region with 7756 meters above sea level. It ranks the 15th world highest mountain and ten top most beautiful mountains.
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.jpg "Nyainqentanglha Mountains")
- Nyainqentanglha Mountains is a mountain range lying approximately 300 kilometer north-west of Lhasa in central Tibet. The range's highest peak, Mount Nyainqentanglha, stands at 7,162 meters in Damxung County.
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.jpg "Tibet Museum")
- The Tibet Museum is located in the southeast corner of the Norbu Lingka Park, Lhasa City. Covering an area of 53,959 square meters, the museum houses numerous collections of Buddhist sculptures, paintings, jade wares, and ritual objects.
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.jpg "Ramoche Temple")
- Ramoche Temple (Xiao Zhao Si, or Ramoche Monastery) is situated in the northwest of Lhasa, covering a total area of 4,000 square meters. This temple is one of the important cultural relic protection sites of the Tibet Autonomous Region as well as a hot attraction in Lhasa.
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- Yangpachen (Yangbajing), 110 kilometers north of Lhasa, is famous for its hot springs. It is said that a long time ago, before the sky and the earth were separated, the whole world was in total darkness. People living at the foot of Mt. Nyainqentanglha were suffering.
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- Zhigongti Temple is located in Mozhugongka County, about 150 km from Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. Built by Zhigongpa Renchinbai in 1179, it serves as the center temple of Zhigong Kagyu (White hat) sect.
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.jpg "Tashilumpo Monastery")
- The Tashilumpo (Tashilhunpo) Monastery, literally known as "Auspicious Sumeru Temple", is the largest temple in the town of Shigatse. It is the traditional seat of successive Panchen Lamas, and the second highest ranking tulku lineage in the Gelug (Gelugpa) Tibetan Buddhism hierarchy...
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.jpg "Samye Monastery")
- The Samye Monastery is the first Buddhist monastery built in Tibet and the first complete with the three Buddhist jewels of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha which represents the Buddhist universe.
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- Yumbulagang Palace, (Yumbulakhang Palace) is the oldest palace in Tibet. It is also the oldest monumental structure in Tsedang. It was believed to be that King Nyatri Tsenpo descended from heaven to build this palace in 2nd century BC.
