Top 10 Holy Lakes in Tibet - Tibet Tour
Tibet, the plateau with the largest number of alpine lakes on Earth, covers totally 23,800 square kilometers lakes, representing thirty percent of national lake resources. Overall, there are more than one thousand lakes, big or small, three of which exceed one thousand square kilometers, namely Namtso, Siling lake and Zhari Namco. Geographically, lakes in Tibet consist of endorheic lakes and exorheic lakes. The former were formed by continuous crustal movement and were scattered mainly in the north and south of Tibet whereas the latter came into existence as a result of mudslide, volcanic eruption and melted snow or glaciers.
To ordinary tourists to Tibet, Lakes are must-see attractions in their tour plan, the top three visited lakes are Namtso Lake,( the biggest lake in Tibet), and Yamdrok Tso Lake( one of the most sacred lakes in Tibet) and Manasarovar Lake ( a holy lake to the southeast of Mt. Kailash), with many more featuring distinct natural scenery. As it is virtually impossible to cover all the lakes in Tibet, 10 major lakes are to be discussed as follows.
1. Namtso Lake
2. Yamdrok Tso Lake
3. Manasarovar Lake
4. Pangong Tso
5. Basumtso Lake
6. Tangra Yum Tso
7. Lhamo La-tso
8. Siling Tso
9. Rawok Lake
10. Peikutso Lake
Lhasa, Street Life, Tibet - China Travel Channel
The street life in Lhasa, the administrative capital of Tibet, China, mostly takes place around the Jokhang Temple, which is the religious center of Tibet. The proportion of Han Chinese in Lhasa is around 20%, which is mainly concentrated on the Inner City District Chengguan . Here, the proportion of Han Chinese is about 35%. Members of the army are not taken into account.
In Tibet, the everyday life and religion can barely be separated from each other, so that it does not astonish it that dealers, pilgrims and playing children casually mingle with the rest of the population.
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Das Straßenleben in Lhasa, Tibet in China spielt sich zum größten Teil rund um den Jokhang Tempel, der das religiöse Zentrum Tibets darstellt, ab. Der Anteil der Han Chinesen in Lhasa beträgt rund 20%, wobei sich dieser hauptsächlich auf den Inneren Stadtbezirk Chengguan konzentriert. Hier beträgt der Anteil der Han Chinesen ca. 35%. Armeeangehörige sind dabei nicht berücksichtigt.
Alltagsleben und Religion sind in Tibet kaum voneinander zu trennen, so dass es nicht erstaunt, dass sich Händler, Pilger und spielende Kinder ungezwungen mit der restlichen Bevölkerung mischen.
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The Adventurer from China
Zing Pang and friends just came to Madrid for some academic reason and so he showed up to the OSSS (Omarglobal Street Show Spectacular) in part because he has done a great expedition to Lhasa, about 2,000 Kms by bike. It was good to heard his story in Mandarin.
Lhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau, after Xining. At an altitude of 3,490 metres (11,450 ft), Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world. It contains many culturally significant Tibetan Buddhist sites such as the Potala Palace, Jokhang and Norbulingka palaces.
Lhasa is part of a prefecture, the Lhasa Prefecture, consisting of 7 small counties: Lhünzhub County, Damxung County, Nyêmo County, Qüxü County, Doilungdêqên County, Dagzê County and Maizhokunggar County.
Lhasa literally means place of the gods. Ancient Tibetan documents and inscriptions demonstrate that the place was called Rasa, which either meant goats' place, or, as a contraction of rawe sa, a place surrounded by a wall, or 'enclosure', suggesting that the site was originally a hunting preserve within the royal residence on Marpori Hill. Lhasa is first recorded as the name, referring to the area's temple of Jowo, in a treaty drawn up between China and Tibet in 822 C.E.
Lasted news about Lasha stated that the rise in anti-Chinese tensions and protests in a restive Tibetan region of Sichuan Province, including a startling wave of monk self-immolations, has taken place in the aftermath of sharp increases in the security budget for the area, which indicates the conflict is partly a result of heavy-handed tactics by the local security forces, according to an assessment by Human Rights Watch. More info here
20 June 2015 - Namtso lake walk
Namtso or Lake Nam is a mountain lake on the border between Damxung County of Lhasa prefecture-level city and Baingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi) NNW of Lhasa.
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Video 2: Day 4 of our family trip in Tibet (Lhasa to Shigatse, via the Southern Friendship Highway)
Video 2 of 5. Lhasa to Shigatse, Tibet. This was my favorite drive of our Tibet trip. The Southern Friendship Highway from Lhasa to Gyantse is amazing! We went over two very high mountain passes.
Our family of 7 took a trip to Tibet in January 2019. I made five videos talking about how our family did with the change in elevation as we traveled to Everest region and back. Our kids were aged 10, 8, 6, 4, and 22 months at the time.
Kora: Tibet and the Trail of Truth, Part 3
2007 documentary by Wayne and Ken Schreiner about their trip to Tibet and circumambulation of the world's holiest natural place: Mount Kailash. Nominated for Best Documentary Cinematography, Action on Film Festival. Produced by Schreiner Productions, Salt Lake City, Utah.