Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet travel

Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet travel
Tickets for the opening hours:
    Season (the annual May 1 to October 31) tickets for 200 yuan, off-season (November 1 each year to next year's April 30) Ticket 100. Golden Summit Tickets are 10 yuan, 10 yuan jewelry show, Pagoda Temple 10. Free to visit the Potala Palace at the foot of Syracuse attractions. Season 1 day in advance to receive an identification card to Simon booking tickets, reservation tickets on day 2 of the subject based on time (20 minutes in advance) from the main entrance (south gate) into the ticket to visit a day, limited to 2300 tickets. Addition to holidays and major events, the Potala Palace is open to visitors every day 9:00-16:00
Transportation Overview:
    Potala Palace in Lhasa city, from tourists to stay focused on Beijing East Road, within walking distance, taxi 10 yuan, 5 yuan tricycle can be reached 3.
Attractions Description:
        Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet on the mountains northwest of Mabu, the famous castle-style buildings, the essence of ancient Tibetan architectural art.
 
 Potala Palace was built in the 7th century, Tibet Zao Songtsan the Tang dynasty princess marrying built. Lhasa, 3,700 meters above sea level in the red hills of the construction of 999 houses in the palace buildings - the Potala Palace. Castle built on mountains, is an area of 410,000 square meters, construction area of 13 square meters, the Palace main building has 13 floors and 115 meters high, all of stone and wood structure, five palace gilded bronze top cover tile, glittering , imposing, is the essence of ancient Tibetan architectural art. Plateau known as the Temple.
 
Potala Palace, the main building for the White House and the Red Palace

White House, is the Dalai Lama's Winter Palace, once the original seat of the Tibetan local government offices, high seven. The fourth layer is located in east central hall complete silence (measures Qing Xia Puncog West Division), is the largest temple of the Potala Palace, the White House, with an area of 717 square meters, where the Dalai Lama is enthroned, Chikamasa ceremony and other major religious and political venues. Fifth and sixth floors are office and living space, such as Regent. The highest point of the seventh floor two Dalai La Lama, living in Winter Palace, the sun shines all day here, so called East and West solar house.
Red Palace, the main temple is the pagoda of the Dalai Lama and various Buddhist temple, a total of eight records of the Dalai Lama pagoda of the body of law, of which the Dalai Lama dedicated the largest. Complete silence the west hall (measures Danu Puncog West Division) is the fifth Dalai Lama dedicated the house to enjoy together, is the largest temple of the Potala Palace, an area of 725 square meters, wall murals painted over. Among them, the fifth Dalai Lama to Beijing audience with the Emperor Shunzhi is the most famous paintings. Hanging above the throne hall of the Dalai Lama Yu Shu Qing Emperor Qianlong, "Lin Chung beginning to" board. King dong (Qu Ji Zhu Pu) and other relics of the Tibetan part of the building is the oldest building of the Potala Palace, there are precious Songtsan, Princess Wen Cheng, the princess and the Gar-foot statue statue and others. Most Excellent Three Realms Hall, is the highest temple of the Red Palace. Qing Emperor Qianlong is for the portrait of Dalai Lama and spent thirteen thousand taels of silver ten cast a side view of audio and video. Dalai Lama dedicated the house, is the latest building the Potala Palace, started in 1933, which lasted 3 years completed. There is also the guru Temple, Bodhi Temple sequence, ring Palaces, Palace and other hereditary halls.
Potala Palace and some ancillary buildings, including the mountain Lang Jiezha warehouse, clerical schools, dormitories, something the Old City courtyard and the foot of the snow and the Tibetan local government Maji Kang, snow Barre empty, printing house and prison, stables and after the Potala Palace, the Dragon King Park Lake.
1300 years, the Potala Palace, a very large collection and preservation of the rich historical heritage. Of which 2,500 square meters of frescoes, nearly a seat pagoda, the statue on the ten thousand, tens of thousands of Thangkas (scroll paintings); also carved leaves, Kanjur set by the Code and other precious scriptures; that the history of Tibet relationship between local government and the central government's Ming and Qing emperors bestowed the Dalai Lama's Gold List, golden seal, jade, gold and silver to India and a large number of goods, porcelain, enamel, jade, brocade products and handicrafts, these relics and colorful, theme rich.
1959, the CPC Central Committee and State Council attached great importance to the maintenance and protection of the Potala Palace, in addition to annual maintenance funds, specifically allocated to 1988, the State Council decided to allocate large sums of money for large-scale maintenance of the Potala Palace, and the following year October grand start, engineering and technical personnel in the possession of Han unity and cooperation, the project after five years, successfully completed, the Potala Palace, the national cultural treasure, with a new charm, attracting thousands of domestic and foreign tourists.
Potala Palace was built in the 7th century have elapsed since the period of Zao Srong history of 1,300 years.
Early, Songtsan wife married Nepal princess red statue, to boast later, at the time of the Red Hill Building on the palace one thousand nine-story building, named the Potala Palace, the Home princess. According to historical records, both inside and outside Red Hill Siege triple, Songtsan Princess Wen Cheng palace there was a silver-copper joint between the system bridge. Potala Palace, outside the east gate of the race course has Songtsan. When established by the Songtsan spit off of the dynasty, when the majority of the Potala Palace was destroyed by war.
Ming, Han Gushi force in Mongolia, supported by the Fifth Dalai Lama established Gedan Phodrang dynasty. AD 1645, began rebuilding the Potala Palace, Palace of Dalai moved to the White House by the Gedan chapter house on top of the sun, 1690, in the wrong Basang ChangChem under the auspices of the Fifth Dalai modified red pagoda temple temple , 1693 completion. After the expansion of the Dalai Lama on behalf of experience, to reach today's scale.
Potala Palace, the appearance of the 13 floors, 110 meters high from the foot up until the top. From the eastern part of the White House (the place where the Dalai Lama), the central Red Palace (Dalai Lama Buddhist temple and pagoda temple) component. Red Palace in front of a towering wall of white as the sun sets the Buddha, the Buddhist festival of Buddhist tapestry to hang substantially.
Solid structure, beautiful shape
Potala Palace of the overall structure of the external walls of stone and wood 2 to 5 meters thick, based on direct buried rock. All of granite masonry walls, up to tens of meters, at some distance, intermediate iron juice infusion, to reinforce and improve the seismic capacity of the wall, strong and stable.
Roof and windows with wooden eaves, cornices outrigger, corner tilt, gilt copper tiles, with gilt Jing Zhuang, Aquarius, Moldova and gold winged scorpion fish do, ridge crest. The roof flashing and save with Xieshan sharp style, with the Han Dynasty architectural style. The wall under the eaves decorated with gilt bronze ornaments, the image of all instruments used in Buddhist-style Eight, have a strong color of Tibetan Buddhism. Imitation of the pillar and beam painting covered with bright and beautiful decorations. Do not cross the corridor, hall smells, space and unpredictable twists and turns, from which, into the mystery.
Potala Palace is the crystallization of Tibetan art exchange integration is treasure trove of religious art
Potala Palace, a large number of murals painted inside, constitute a huge painting art gallery, took part in the mural painted nearly a hundred people, has spent more than ten years. Murals of the material is the historical development of Tibetan Buddhism, Lama V, up to life, Princess Wen Cheng of the process of Tibet, Tibet, a large number of Buddha images and ancient architecture, the history of King Kong is a precious draw seal. Potala Palace in each block stored in a large number of precious relics and Buddhist art. Dalai Lama pagoda, the temple is located in the pagoda. 14.85 m high tower is the highest pagoda of the palace, the tower wrapped in gold and jade jewelry Qianman all, 11 million construction cost of two gold. Other pagoda, though not of the Dalai Lama several tall pagoda, and its exterior decoration also uses large quantities of gold and jewelry, can be described as priceless.
Lacan down the house of a large copper mandala, the mandala is a Buddhist teachings in the structure of the three-dimensional model of the world is living Buddha, saying the forum. Unique style, ornate.
Sassoon Lang Jie useful to the house of worship in Tibetan, Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian four Chinese characters written in tablets of Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong scroll of longevity. Performance of the Dalai affiliation with the central government. House also has a number of the Qing dynasty emperor hung the plaque. Dalai Lama lived in the palace there are a large number of luxurious furnishings, clothing.
Potala Palace is a building called the whole art and Buddhist art museum, the Chinese national unity and national unity of the iron-clad proof.
 
【Introduction】 temple construction
Building Location: Potala Palace mountain Lei Qi, group F, overlap, the main building 117 meters high, a total of 13 floors, 370 meters from east to west. Old snow mountain construction subsidiary, Dragon King Lake. It is the world's highest allocation of Shanghai, the largest palace-style buildings.
East Garden (Germany Central Summer): the main entrance in front of the White House, Department of broad flat platform. Area of 1500 square meters, the west of the White House, the main building, east of clerical schools, north and south side for housing.
White House porch: The porch has access to the White House gates, the walls are painted with murals painted on the north wall of which Princess Wen Cheng Tibet map, the south wall of his old age painted letters Sanjay Dalai Lama as the Andean Gyatso (the ruling ) of the message.
Complete silence east hall (measures Qing Xia Puncog West Division): Department of the White House main hall, is the largest temple of the White House, with an area of 717 square meters, there are 34 Genzhu. Dalai Lama set up the North side of the throne, Emperor Yu Shu-wen hanging above the "Tin Sui Zhen Jiang" plaque. Walls painted hall full of religious stories and historical figures of the murals. Enthronement of the original and other important festivals are held.
West Solar Temple: This temple is an early build of the Dalai Lama, living house, located in the White House, top floor. Spin Palace by the wonderful blessed, blessing enough to want to gather Palace, hi foot extremely Palace, Palace and Temple law enforcement component.
East Solar Temple: This temple is the expansion of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama's personal house of old age, in the White House, top floor. Enough light from the Palace of Joy, Everlasting Ford Temple, a Taoist temple, Palace and Palace His Holiness composed of longevity.
Maitreya Buddha (Strong Health): main supply Maitreya Buddha statue. For the longevity of about three, fairy Dhondup Dolma, etc., for there are other statues along the hall and pagoda, west side of Eighth Dalai Lama throne.
Jinding area: Golden Summit area is located at the surface of the highest Dalat Palace. Golden Summit refers to the temple and the pagoda's main supply permitted gilt roof, a total of seven, there are many golden dome gilt decoration. Golden Peak District around, there are Jing Zhuang, prayer flags and other decorations.
Mandala Temple (Lu Langkang): Sang Wangdui hall center mandala Pakistan, the east German city was the altar, the west Jijie mandala. Sang Wangdui bar (intensive), Germany was (wins music), Ji Jie (Big Wade) are Tantric deity. Sound around the hall painted walls painted, mostly Buddhist temples and taught the history of celebrity.
Most Excellent Three Realms Hall (Sassoon Namgyal): a hall of worship in Tibetan, Han, Manchu, Mongolian writing on 4 kinds of "Long live the emperor today, long live" tablets. Tablets for the top of the portrait of the Qing Emperor Qianlong. Around Vajradhara, Tsongkhapa and other statue. There are thirteen Dalai Lama hall with ten million taels of silver casting side audio and video. This is an important Buddhist temple palace of red, and some major events held in this temple.
Music from the house of longevity (the United States De Danji): This temple has a central position in the Dalai Lama VI, HI measures the throne, along the wall of the shrine dedicated to one thousand Amitayus in the Buddha. Hall is also dedicated to "reform the end of Egypt" Tsongkhapa Statue of God and law enforcement more than 2,000 statues.
Dalai Lama dedicated the house: the Dalai Lama dedicated-high 12.97 meters, the pagoda with the high quality surface coated gold jewelry inlaid million units, can be described as the world bead gem Yun Cui. Hall furnished with a variety of musical instruments, ceremonial vessels. Thirteen soil Dengjia Dalai Lama seated before the display of a measure by the 200,000 pearls strung Pearl Tower (Mandala). 3rd floor walls are thirteen Dalai Lama biography life murals.
Guru Temple (Lama Lacan): the main worship hall was well-known guru of the statue in Tibet. There are shrines in the Tubo Dynasty Tsenpo like, Sage, like other hundreds of thousands of statue and stupas Block.
Dalai Lama pagoda of the Temple VII: VII enshrined at the temple of the Dalai Lama pagoda of the central hall there Kelsang Gyatso Dalai Lama VII, seated, and the shrines, the shelves and so on.
Holy Goddess of Mercy Temple (Paba Lacan): hanging doors of the house with the emperor of the Qing Yu Shu "Fukuda wonderful fruit" plaque. The center of the hall dedicated to the concept of free audio and video quality sandalwood, according to the deity Songtsan, is the Potala Palace, the rare treasures, there are six faces of quality alloy Yama, and many precious statues and pagodas.
The Eighth Dalai Lama dedicated the house: the main worship hall down eight white Gyatso Dalai Lama seated and the pagoda, and in the pagoda before the Swiss property for eight, eight auspicious, seven political treasure and so on.
Dalai Lama Temple pagoda of nine: the main hall Dalai Lama pagoda of nine, nine measures and the Dalai Lama Tsongkhapa's Long Duojia seated, there by the bookshelves.
Wheel of Time Temple (heap profile Lacan): Hall of gilt copper center Mandala Wheel of Time, Tower 1, around and sometimes round the statue statues and more than 100 family calendar respect.
Sakyamuni Buddhist Temple (soil Wang Lacan): main supply ancestor of Sakyamuni Buddhist statues, arranged on both sides of the statues of the eight disciples, the Dalai Lama VII, the throne hall, and has kept the classic handwritten Kanjur.
Amitayus Buddha (Cai barracao): the middle of the Buddhist temple dedicated to 9 Amitayus seat of the Buddha statue and the White Tara, Green Tara statue of each one. Halls around the murals painted over.
King dong (Qu Ji Bamboo & P): Fan Ye, Department of the seventh century during the construction, was known as the resettlement of Tibetan Buddhism, His Holiness the Srong who had worked in this practice. Hall there Songtsan, Princess Wen Cheng-foot statue and the Tubo Dynasty Princess minister Gar East like (Gar), and swallow meters. Sangbu Zha and other statue, which according to legend, founder of the Tibetan language. Precious frescoes of early there.
Samantabhadra follow Hall (Public Sanchi Chu Kang): Hall of the middle seat of worship Buddha gilt bronze seated Buddha explained Jiani, left for the fifth Dalai Lama as Avalokiteshvara, and so on.
Ring Palaces (Lima Lacan): This temple dedicated to the Buddha are all affected copper (alloy) cast, a Buddha image, infinite light as about 3,000 other respect, including when the Ming Yongle Xuande and a statue of the Mainland up to hundreds of statues.
Red Palace at the second profile: profiles of the known art, said. Back to profile around the Dalat Palace built over the history of face painting, completed in celebration of the Red Palace and Buddhist activities such as murals.
Complete silence the west hall (measures Qing Nu Xi Puncog): Potala Palace, the largest hall, an area of 725 square meters, there are 44 columns. Let the western end of the throne of the Dalai Lama, top hung Yu Shu Qing Emperor Qianlong, "Lin Chung beginning to" board. Halls around the murals painted over an area of 280 square meters, of which the fifth Dalai Lama to Beijing audience with Emperor Shunzhi mural is extremely valuable works of art and historical information. Hall wooden beams and purlins are wooden statues of various animals and hollow patterns.
Bodhi Temple sequence (Langrenlakang): main supply Seated Tibetan Buddhism founder Tsongkhapa, the Gelug Sect and Kadampa hall also dedicated the statue and other celebrities.
Hall held tomorrow (ren by Lacan): founder of the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism main supply of silver cast statue of Padmasambhava, the east side of the eight statues of Padmasambhava, the founder heritage, turned west for the eight Padmasambhava statue. Hall there are eight cast Shanshi silver pagoda, the store shelves when the first Secretary Sanjay Gyatso Kanjur fine carved by.
Dalai Lama dedicated the house (Kang Dong-color): 3 layers of high temple, there are 16 columns, the central temple dedicated to the Fifth Dalai Lama dedicated-high 12.6 meters, the tower wrapped with Gympie, cost of gold 3721 kg, the tower on the surface of all kinds of jewelry inlaid million units, inside there are ten and twelve world Dalai Lama dedicated, and eight silver jewelry inlaid with a variety of Shanshi pagoda and so on.
Hereditary Hall (red hot Lacan): temple dedicated to the middle of parallel gold and silver statue of Sakyamuni statue of the fifth Dalai Lama, the right is I, the Dalai Lama to four statues and so on. West side of the Tathagata is the eight-statues of pharmacists. Adjacent Western Wall is eleven grams of beads Gyatso Dalai Lama seated and the pagoda. East, north wall of the store shelves by the Tibetan Tengyur by.
Heritage】 【Palace Collection
All Palace Potala Palace, the temple and the walls of the corridor are painted over the mural, surrounded by all kinds of relief. Most of colorful murals and sculptures, the main theme of the plateau landscape, history, legends, Buddhist stories and scenes such as the Potala Palace, built with high historical and artistic value.
Collection of a large number of heritage palace treasures, there are all kinds of Thangka (Buddhist scroll paintings) nearly ten thousand pieces, gold, silver, jade, wood carving, clay sculpture of the various types of Buddha tens of thousands. There is also the Dalai Lama pagoda of the Ming and Qing emperor's pardon books, printed seal, seal all gifts, gifts, plaques and scrolls, the palace's own books, instruments used, and for vehicles. Juice of which, such as gold writing "Kanjur", "Tengyur" (both Tibetan "Tripitaka"), Bayeux by the "Wheel of Time commentaries" phalanx relic of Sakyamuni, the Qing Emperor Yu gold book gold seal given so called rare treasure, priceless.
In the rich collections, the most important thing is placed Dalai Lama remains the pagoda. From V to XIII, in addition to being removed from teaching in the VI, the other eight are pagoda built luxury. The size of the pagoda are different, but the same form, by the tower, tower bottles and pillar base composition. Thirteen top general order, the top set with sun, moon and flame wheel. Remains of the tower bottle storage, divided into inside and outside the two. Shrines set up outside for the modern woman Statue, in between a table, bed, dead coffin placed the Dalai Lama, the Dalai Lama during his lifetime used to place the desk set of instruments used in cultural room supplies. Pagoda are all wrapped in Gympie, jade mosaic, seem magnificent. The pagoda where Dalai 14.85 meters high, it was for the construction of a total of 1.04 million cost of the two silver, and have spent 11 million taels of gold and 15,000 pearls, agate, precious stones and so on. The pagoda of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama as high as 14 meters, have spent 1.9 million taels of gold. La V of the pagoda there is there an elephant in the resulting brain bigger than the pearl thumb thumb
 
】 【Surrounding circumstances
Potala Palace, the main building of the east and west sides, respectively, downward, and the tall walls of the palace phase. Could it be 6 meters high, 4.4 meters wide at the bottom, top width of 2.8 meters, with rammed earth, masonry, masonry outsourcing. Wall of the east, south and west have a three-storey gatehouse, in the southeast and the northwest corner also have a turret. Could it be surrounded by all belong to the scope of the Potala Palace.
Could it be called part of the Piedmont, "Syracuse", the distribution of the former Tibetan government Kashag's offices, such as the courts, the printing house and the headquarters of the Tibetan army and so on. There are also workshops, stables, Department of Water Supply, warehouses, prisons and other court support facilities are also located here.
Could it be part of the mountain called "Linka" is a group of primarily as the center of the Dragon King Lake landscape architecture, is the Potala Palace in the garden. When reconstruction of the Potala Palace, Dalai this to occur, the formation of deep pools. Later, the Dalai built in the lake three octagonal glass pavilion, which for the Dragon King, as, so called the Dragon King Lake.
The right side of Red Mountain there is a Chakpori, mountains are built in a 17th century Tibetan Medical College. There is a highway south of the former palace, "Daza Monument Road, Christine" is a recognition of the Tubo king Chisongdezan general Daza Road Christine in Tang Guangde first year (763 years) established shuaibing Gonglue Chang. Could it be around in recent years, many new commercial facilities, and the solemn atmosphere of the Potala Palace in sharp contrast.
Today, people in the eyes of the Potala Palace, whether it is interlaced stone and wood construction method, or from the palace itself to see the hidden cultural connotations, can feel its uniqueness. It always seems to make people here have been to impressed. Unified granite walls; wooden roof and windows of the outer eaves designed to provoke Alice; all of gilt bronze decorative tile, and by the Jing Zhuang, Aquarius, Capricorn fish, decorative ridge dotted Garuda to do ... ... All this seems perfectly with the whole magnificent palace. Large hall in the Potala Palace, the murals will be a unique landscape, called the giant painting in the gallery, the only documented history of Buddhism in Tibet, another V of Laisheng Ping, Princess Wen Cheng accumulation process, as well as Tibet's ancient buildings and a large Buddha image of King Kong, etc., it is a valuable historical picture is not too much.
Unique also is sacred Potala Palace. Because when every mention of it will be very natural to think of Tibet. In people's minds, this condensation of the wisdom of working people also witnessed the Tibetan cultural exchanges between Chinese and Tibetan ancient buildings have been given the glorious majesty of Tibetan Buddhism and the absolute position of the Holy Land has become a symbol of the Tibetan people.
The world-famous Potala Palace is a landmark snow-covered plateau, but also one of the precious world cultural heritage. No matter from what angle the Potala Palace, this magnificent palaces are magnificent towering losing momentum. However, the "old Potala Palace", has been working in the Potala Palace Potala Palace 15 years strong Ba Gesang Management Service, in an interview with reporters, said "the Potala Palace Most of the buildings dating back more than 350 years of history, a few buildings and even 1,300 years of history, "" But the concern of the central government, the state allocated huge sums of money on two large-scale maintenance of the Potala Palace. Before , we have the largest investment ever the Potala Palace, the largest and most involved in the project a major repair works, 'major operation' is to 'rejuvenate the old man', healthy and strong. "
Thousand three hundred years ago, "White Palace"
Construction of the Potala Palace and the thirty-second generation of Tibetan ZAP Songtsan inseparable. According to legend, 1300 years ago in the 7th century, Srong moved the capital Lhasa, was married Princess Wen Cheng of the Tang Dynasty, especially in the Red Hill on the construction of a total of one thousand nine-story palace of the three buildings, named the Potala Palace. "Zao the side of the palace buildings, built in the middle of the palace at the top of the pagoda, the other side is the palace. In the temple and the middle frame between a four-storey palace of copper iron air bridges. At the time three wall outside the Potala Palace, the most outer wall until a wall of the White Pagoda in Beijing today at the road, "Deputy Director of the Potala Palace Management Office about cloth Palace Nyima Tsering, very familiar. He told that "when the three major fabric house building, both pink and whole body, standing on the red hills seem holy and magnificent, Tibetans are known as 'white palace'."
However, the Potala Palace on its layout, the Buddha, offerings, etc., with no difference other temples in Tibet, why is called "palace" rather than "Temple"? This issue, Nyima Tsering explained, is not the time theocratic society of Tibet, the Potala Palace was the palace is only exists as the king of the underworld, there is no incense. "Since the fifth Dalai Lama by the Qing Emperor Shunzhi canonized as political and religious leaders in Tibet, the Potala Palace is not only the government agencies are located, the Grand Living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism is also the home, so naturally become the Tibetan Potala Palace, worship, worship the incense of the Holy Land. "
Palace of Dalai cloth secret reconstruction is not a funeral 13 years
"After the Tubo dynasty, most of the old castle is also destroyed in the war, coupled with lightning and other natural disasters, shrinking the size of the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and even once included as part of its branch offices to manage. Today's cloth Dalat Palace there was only the King remaining holes and Paba Lacan. "It is understood that in the Red Palace of His Holiness the 12th floor of the practice hole for the year Songtsan hole in the Tibetan relics as well as stove, stone pot, stone mortar and so on. Lacan, also known as the top Paba Goddess of Mercy Temple, lintels The large plaque that read "Fukuda wonderful fruit" 4 word for emperor wen Yubi.
Potala Palace, the Golden Summit.
Potala Palace we see today the basic features, mainly the 17th century reconstruction of the fifth Dalai Lama after the death of the White House and the construction of the Red Palace, "and have expanded since the Dalai, and eventually became Buda the scale of Potala Palace today. "It is reported that the appearance of a total of 13 layers of the Potala Palace, the overall construction of the White House, mainly from the eastern, central and western white shag Red Palace, comprising the printing house and down the mountain after the angle of the garden were Lu Kang ancillary buildings, the Potala Palace covers an area of 13 hectares.
It is understood that the fifth Dalai Lama in the year 1645 begin to rebuild cloth Palace. Later, the Fifth Dalai Lama and the government commissioned a result of the high-Palestinian deal Regent first, to establish the first Babcock & Wilcox hope, leaving the fifth Dalai Lama to thumbprint all orders from the first bar. So the White House, you will see the south wall of glass inside the rocket power on behalf of the mysterious handprints. 1682 Fifth Dalai Lama passed away, Regent Basang Gyatso order to work smoothly, the Fifth Dalai Lama passed away, a funeral is not the news secret for 13 years. Therefore, the year 1693 after reconstruction of cloth house, built monuments, only to the form of an absent monument. Today people go to worship the cloth house, visit, most of this is located in the Red Hill from the foot of the absent monument began the pace of their travels.
Not set the VI Dalai Lama pagoda
Red Palace for the Dalai Lama's main temple and the Buddhist temple pagoda. I, the pagoda of the Dalai Lama, four were placed Tashilhunpo in Shigatse and Lhasa Drepung Monastery, the Dalai Lama, except VI, the Fifth Dalai Lama, with eight of the ten III, the pagoda is all placed in the Potala Palace, the red house. Potala Palace, the only remains of retaining VI, where the Dalai Lama, his former palace - Dedan Ji Temple. Why so, said to be the known as "The Love Song Essayist" a lot of controversy for the time the Living Buddha.
The Dalai Lama cleverly took over 14 years old Potala Palace, the rumor has not immersed in his mundane life and to experience the creation of a large number of poems. According to legend, the Barkhor Majiami that he had the place to rendezvous with the lover. Kangxi three years, the central warehouse Gyatso bring disaster to political and religious struggles in Tibet, by the court abolished, conveyance of the north, this lake by the legendary Road, the night Dunqu, disappeared.
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Local Transportation
Taxi: Although the Lhasa city is very small, but surprisingly, he has 1,500 taxis. Play in Lhasa, on the car to negotiate the 10 per common in the city is enough.
CMB / City Jeep: Jeep individual CMB and fixed route, fare 2 million, most of the route to the Tibetan hospital terminus.
Visitors are advised to take a taxi from the mountain to reach the top of the Potala Palace, and then walked down from the top along the Potala Palace, the fare of about 10.
Potala Palace Travel Tips
Visit Information: Visit the Potala Palace, Tibetan Buddhism to follow all the taboos, such as not wearing a hat, can not take pictures (ie into the palace after palace outside to shoot some "location"), you can not step on the threshold and so on. All visitors are required to be completed in 1 hour visit, so the palace are not allowed to remain in any place, visit the Potala Palace after Simon came out from, the mountain slopes after the main entrance to the Potala Palace to be reached.
Best location: the best place to shoot the Potala Palace is located outside the southwest side of the Potala Palace, a small mountain of soil (relative altitude of not more than 20 meters), after the end of the tour to go down through the Beijing Middle Road, to go. Locals will charge down the mountain, about 1-2 million.
 
Notes
Photo: Chakpori panorama can take the Potala Palace; Dragon King Lake Park to shoot the reflection of the Potala Palace; Potala Palace can not be photographed.
Toilet: Place the right side of the White House has toilet, the next in line for nearly two hours to visit the toilet without any visitors into the White House a good idea to facilitate this; cloth back door of the toilet very unique house, be sure to try;
Reminder: the higher the palace, to slow down; hall than the cold, even at best for the summer coat.
 
Potala Palace Raiders Tickets
Ticketing Information: Potala Palace, the implementation of combined pre-sale tickets for sale with the limited system, limit the number of 2,300 visits per day (about 700 individual votes), after 5 pm every day after the pre-sale tickets per person Limited to buy four, you must line up to receive ticket vouchers a day in advance, and must provide ID number, according to the sequence of queuing, ticketing certificate indicating the time to visit the next day, in the Potala Palace is to buy ticket to enter the door on ID cards . If you have a teacher or student card, then out, you can only go in 49 yuan. In addition Golden Summit can not be on a very few precious collections, not worth mentioning, but also provincial 10 yuan.
Link No. Location: Potala Palace Square in front of being, the number written on a strict time expired.
Palace Where: FIT main entrance in the Potala Palace, the team Potala palace wall in the southeast corner of tourists door for inspection at this, check ID number, be sure to bring your ID card, or can not enter.
Information security: need for security into the Potala Palace, all inflammable, explosive, regulation of firearms, knives (including nail clippers, are likely to pry under the Potala Palace, a gem in any small tools) can not be brought into.
Booking Office: security entered the wall, from the uphill walk to the Potala Palace, the White House stepped in front of ticket office, with ticket redemption of the real Potala Palace ticket card.
To control the number of visitors, 2006 visitors daily limit of 2,300, of whom 1600 provided to travel agencies, 700 provided to the individual. Individual visits to the Potala Palace line up in advance, followed by the Potala Palace to receive free ticket vouchers, vouchers to purchase tickets by the next day visits.
Tibet Development and Reform Commission under the Price [2007] No. 464 document, the Potala Palace from January 1, 2008 has been implemented in high season and low season fares. Season for the annual May 1 to October 31, tickets 200. Off-season each year on November 1 to April 30 next year, fares 100. The price before adjustment is 100.