Lhasa Photo Gallery and Information Page
| Tours Featuring Lhasa: |
| Mysterious Tibet 16-Day Tour (CIT008): Beijing – Three Gorges – Xi’an – Lhasa – Shanghai |
Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, fascinates people all over the world because of its isolated location high on the Tibetan Plateau and its Tibetan Buddhist cultural treasures, as well as its political significance.
BASIC FACTS:
Chinese Name: 拉萨 (traditional characters: 拉薩; pinyin: Lāsā)
Population (2010): 1,100,123
Province: Tibet
Weather: cold winters, mild summers
Lhasa Photos
The photos below show some of the sights and attractions that you will see on our tours that include Lhasa. Please refer to individual itineraries for specific information about the attractions featured on each tour.
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| The magnificent Potala Palace (photo by Ondřej Žváček) |
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| Potala Palace (photo by David Wong) |
Even the vast Potala Palace is dwarfed by the mountains of Tibet (photo by Jan Reurink) |
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| The Potala under a blue sky (photo by Rasheel Karmacharya) |
The Potala from the tourist walkway (photo by Bernt Rostad) |
Climbing up the stairs at the Potala (photo by Party Lin) |
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| A Potala Palace courtyard (photo by Bernt Rostad) |
Annual whitewashing (photo by Jan Reurink) |
Prayer wheels at Potala Palace (photo by Hans Liu) |
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| A chamber in Potala Palace (photo by Luca Galuzzi) |
Potala fountains (photo by Steve Hicks) |
A drum in the Potala (photo by Party Lin) |
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| View of Lhasa from the Potala (photo by Marc van der Chijs) |
Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Square (photo by Jack Versloot) |
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| Jokhang Temple (photo by Onward Tibet) |
Pilgrims in front of Jokhang Temple (photo by Nao Iizuka) |
The gilt roof of Jokhang Temple (photo by John Hill) |
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| The painted ceiling of the Jokhang (photo by Bernt Rostad) |
Jokhang prayer wheels (photo by Steve Hicks) |
A prayer hall in Jokhang Temple (photo by Luca Galuzzi) |
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| Yak butter candles (photo by Jan Reurink) |
Jokhang roof decoration (photo by Steve Hicks) |
Jokhang Temple roof and courtyard (photo by Bernt Rostad) |
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| Barkhor Square from the Jokhang (photo by Bernt Rostad) |
Jokhang roof decoration (photo by Jan Reurink) |
Prostrate pilgrims at Jokhang Temple (photo by Roy Kim) |
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| Drepung Monastery (photo by Richard) |
Drepung prayer wheels and stupa (photo by Richard) |
The facade of Drepung Monastery (photo by Jeff Neilson) |
Drepung monks (photo by Jan Reurink) |
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| Arhat figurines (photo by Richard) |
Drepung prayer hall (photo by Richard) |
Maitreya statues at Drepung (photo by Richard) |
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| The kitchen at Drepung (photo by Richard) |
Painted rocks and prayer flags (photo by Sebastian Ceriani) |
Drepung rooftops (photo by Richard) |
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| View from the roof of Drepung (photo by Richard) |
Norbulingka (photo by Steve Hicks) |
Norbulingka (photo by David Wong) |
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| Norbulingka, Lhasa’s “Summer Palace” (photo by Richard) |
At Norbulingka (photo by David Wong) |
Sera Monastery (photo by Richard) |
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| Sera Monastery (photo by Marc van der Chijs) |
Sera monks in debate (photo by Steve Taylor) |
Sera monks from the “Yellow Hat” sect (photo by Steve Taylor) |
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| Spectacular view from Sera (photo by Richard) |
Barkhor Street (photo by McKay Savage) |
Market at Barkhor Street (photo by Utpala) |
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