http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardThu 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/shop/fontainebleau-gallery/Thu 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/shop/more-shopping-places-in-lhasa/Thu 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/festival/yak-meat-barbecue/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 37) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/attraction/barkhor-street/Bakhor, also named as Baghor, is the oldest street in Lhasa. In the past, it was only a circumambulation circuit, a saint road in the eyes of Tibetan. Now it's also a shopping center with nation characteristics. It's an old district with colorful Tibetan features. Tibetan houses line the street, and the ground is paved with man-made flagstones, preserving the ancient look. In the street, you can find satisfactory souvenirs, and experience the mysterious one step one kowtow faith to religion. Al...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1019) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/attraction/drepung-monastery/Drepung Monastery lies in west of Lhasa under Mt. Gambo Utse, clustered round by the black mountain, its white grand buildings shining under the sunlight. Built in 1416, it is considered as one of the largest monasteries in the six principle monasteries of Gelu Sect in China. Drepung Monastery used to be the living palace of Dalai Lamas before the reconstruction of Potala palace(after the 5th Dalai Lamas was bestowed by Qing emperor Qianlong) Drepung monastery was founded in 1416 by a disciple ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 35) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTirishttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/attraction/jokhang-temple/Located in the centre of old Lhasa city, the Johkang Monastery is a prime seat of the Gelugpa (Yellow) of the Tibetan Buddhism. It was first built in 647AD. In 643AD, eighteen-year-old Princess Wencheng in Tang Dynasty reached Lhasa. She brought with her a life-sized statue of Sakyamuni at the age of 12. It was believed that the statue was modeled according to the appearance of Sakyamuni and was consecrated by Sakyamuni himself. There were three life-sized statues of Sakyamuni in the world. One ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 38) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/attraction/norbulingka/NorbuLingka is named the Summer Palace, located west of Lhasa. The beautiful garden was first built in the middle 18th century. That's where they deal with affairs and hold religious activities. The garden covers an area of 46 acres, with 370 rooms of different sizes. In the garden people worship Buddha, spend their holiday, and study the Tibetan-style palaces. NorbuLingka covers an area of 360,000 square meters, made up of the Galsang Phodrang Palace, the Gyianse Phodrang Palace, and the Daain...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 34) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 GMTirishttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/attraction/potala-palace/The Potala Palace, which is now on the list of Chinese national key protected cultural relics, is the most valuable storehouse in Tibet. It is a huge treasure house for materials and articles of Tibetan history, religion, culture and arts. The Palace is widely known for the precious sculptures, murals, scripture, Buddha figures, murals, antiques, and religious jewelry treasured up, they are of great cultural and artistic value. In 1994, the Potala Palace was declared the United Nations World Cul...]]>Fri 27 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/festival/tianhai-night-market/Thu 26 Jun 2008 4:10:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/festival/special-snacks--street/Thu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/bar/backpacker/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 501) AND (ServiceType = 15) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCThu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/shop/barkhor-street/It is a famous commercial and commodity-distributing center in Tibet, consisting of more than 120 handicrafts shops and more than 200 stalls at present. Barkhor is a good choice that should never be missed by tourists coming to Lhasa, for the history and present situation of Tibetan handicrafts have been clearly recorded here. Except for the period of Tibetan New Year that lasts about 15 days, Barkhor is always very busy and swinging during the year. Jokhang Temple opens every day except for ...]]>Thu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTrichardhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/miscellaneous/lhasa-travel-tips/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 502) AND (ServiceType = 15) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCThu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/shop/potala-thangkas-gallery/Chief line: Tibetan handmade wool tapestries, carpets, silk carpets, jewelry, Jades, religious artistic works, calligraphy and paintings of celebrities, sculptures and folk craftworks....]]>Thu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/festival/tibetan-singing-and-dancing-show/Thu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTlavender0108http://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/shop/xiamao-gabu-antique-shop/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2) AND (ServiceType = 35) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 25 Jun 2008 3:57:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/product/tibetan-silver-ornaments/Tibetan bracelets are usually made of Tibetan silver and copper. With Sanskrit inscribed on, they seem unsophisticated and mysterious. Tibetan people wear crescent silver plate, which is a symbol of purity. And the agate and gems mounted in the silver plate connote blessing from the god, good luck and good health in life. In addition, the Tibetan ornaments with ruby and sapphire have an obvious easiness and sincerity, for which you will be deeply shocked by its strong survival consciousnes...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 4) AND (ServiceType = 35) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 25 Jun 2008 3:54:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/product/tibetan-liquor/Tibetan distilled liquor is a sort of light alcohol made of wheat or highland barley through fermentation, which tastes weak and mellow, and the alcohol is about 20-30 degrees strong. The distilled liquor of Mangkang County in east Tibet and Yadong County at the border area is famous for its distinctive features....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 9) AND (ServiceType = 35) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 25 Jun 2008 3:48:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/product/necklace/There are many kinds of necklace in Tibet. They are made of gold, silver, turquoise, bone, wood and stone, etc. The necklaces are simple and unsophisticated and natural, but few of them are repeated because they all are made by hand....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5) AND (ServiceType = 35) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 25 Jun 2008 3:46:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/product/lhasa-sweet-tea/Lhasa sweet tea is made from black tea with juice extracted. With milk and sugar added, Lhasa sweet tea is sweet, delicious and nutritious. The method for making sweet tea in East Asia is particularly exquisite and has a more distinctive flavor....]]>