| Lhasa | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  China |
|---|---|
| Area | 29 634,01 km² |
| Population | 902 500 hab. () |
| Density | 30,45 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 850000 |
| Spindle | UTC 08:00 |
| Location | |
 29 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ N 91 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| Official site | |
Chief town of the autonomous province of Tibet, the latter annexed by the China.
Understand
Lhasa is the destination for many Tibetan pilgrims. Although Chinese influence is growing stronger, there is still a purely Tibetan neighborhood around Jokhang.
The Potala, the former palace of the Dalai Lama, overlooks the entire city of Lhasa.
To go
You need a special permit / visa to enter Tibet. It is obtained if you join a tourist group. The latter normally includes the outward journey, the first few days of hotel as well as a tour of Lhasa and the surrounding temples. This permit can be obtained from Chengdu, Kathmandu or Kunming.
By plane
- 1 Lhasa-Gonggar Airport (IATA : LXA, ICAO: ZULS, ལྷ་ ས་ གོང་ དཀར་ གནམ་གྲུ་ ཐང་) in Jiazhulin (about 50 km south-southwest of Lhasa)
By train
A line opened in July 2006, it connects Lhassa directly from Beijing in a pressurized train. The trip lasts 48 h.
By bus
Buses reach Lhasa via Goldmund. It's a pretty shaking course
By car
Jeep tours (rented with driver) offer to reach Kathmandu or other regions of Tibet. It can be the most flexible way to visit remote areas. Many agencies exist in Lhasa, by grouping you by 3-4 travelers you will optimize the price. The tours are more or less tailor-made.
Circulate
See
- 1 Potala Palace (པོ་ ཏ་ ལ) – registered
as part of the “Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace”. - 2 Jokhang temple (Tsuklakang, ཇོ་ ཁང་) – registered as part of the “Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace”.
- 3 Norbulingka (ནོར་ འུ་ གླིང་ ཀ་) – registered as part of the “Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace”.
Make
Learn
To work
Buy
Eat
Lhasa has a number of restaurants run by Han and Hui. Tibetan restaurants will be found in the Tibetan Quarter.
Cheap
Average price
In Lhasa we enjoyed very much Naga Restaurant, they serve french and spanish food. It was a nice break from fried noodles, the stapple food of travelers across the plateau. Located across the road from Tashi Tap Gye Hotel and Tibet Cafe, on Tibetan Hospital Street. Nicely set up in an warm artificial cave decor, two floors offer family cuisine including Pate de campagne and Yack Bourguignon, Cheese puffs with green salad, Shepperd pie, stuffed tomatoes, chicken basquaise. In summer enjoy Gazpacho, the refrigerated tomato spanish soup and vegetarian appetizers Naga's treasures, many other stuff for vegs too. We indulged a lot in Chocolate mousse and apple pie plus cinnamon ice cream! We came to know the young and cool boss, Puntso. Say Hello. Nice place. Average bill from RMB 25 to 70 (depending upon beverages)
Luxury
Brahmaputra Grand Hotel (www.tibethotel.cn)
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Cheap
Average price
Luxury
Communicate
Manage the day-to-day
security
Around
- Sera, Norbulingka and Drepung monastery monasteries
