http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardSELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1298) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 27 Jun 2008 3:59:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/attraction/shalu-monastery/The Shalu Monastery is located 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Shigatse. Chetsun Sherab Jungnay founded the monastery in 1040. The story of its founding involves Chetsun and his teacher. His teacher suggested that Chetsun shoot an arrow, and found a monastery where the arrow hit. The flying arrow hit a new bud. The monastery was named Shalu, meaning new bud in Tibetan. In 1320, Buton Rinpoche became abbot of the monastery. Buton was one of the greatest religious scholars of his time. His know...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5863) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 27 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/attraction/pala-manor/Pala is the short name of Pajuelakang family, which is one of the five Dipan families after Dali Lam. During the over 300 years ups and downs of Pala family, there were five persons assigned the local officials and played an important role in politics. Pala family owned mass manors and serf carried a strong old Tibet feature. The most precious is that its maintained in a good condition after the times vicissitude. Now its open to the public and serves as the evidence of Tibetan Serf system. O...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5861) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 27 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/attraction/palkhor-monastery/Palkhor Monastery is a kind of typical Tibetan Buddhism monastery architecture combined stupa and temple, with temples in the stupa, stupas in the temple. The stupas and temples stay harmoniously and bring out the best in each other. Its architecture fully represents a typical style of monasteries from thirteenth century to fifteenth century in Later Tibetan area, which is also the unique monasteries with both the temple and stupa being kept well today. So it is reputed as a monument of architec...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5862) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 27 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/attraction/sakya-monastery/This monastery is a must for visitors to Tibet. Sakya, meaning Grey Soil in Tibetan since the soil surrounding it is gray; its walls were painted in red, white and grey strips, which represent Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani respectively. Sakya Monastery, reputed as as the Second Dunhuang, is the first Sakyapa sect of Tibetan Buddhism created by its initiator Khon Konchog Gyalpo in 1073 from which Sakyapa rose and once ruled Tibet, occupied 14,700 square km. It was shaped in square, an...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1293) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 27 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/attraction/tashilunpo-monastery/Driving on the road far away from Shigatse, from the west city you can see the gold roof of Tashilunpo Monastery shinning under the sunshine. Experiencing five centuries, it still maintains the magnificent vigor. Tashilhunpo Monastery (meaning auspicious) is one of the Six Big Monasteries of Gelugpa (or Yellow Hat Sect) in China and the biggest Tibetan Gelugpa Buddhism monastery in back Tibet area. Also called the Heap of Glory, the monastery is located at the foot of Drolmari (Tara's Mountain),...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5860) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 27 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/attraction/xiqin-hot-spring-and-yatung-hot-spring/Xiqin Hot Spring (4010 elevations) is located at Chusha Town in Lhatse County, 10 km from the county and 0.5 km from the No. 318 national highway. It is said lots of illness can be cured by taking a shower in the hot spring. Yatung Hot Spring is located at Kangpu Township, Yatung County. It is a healing center with physical therapy, entertainment, health care and accommodation. There are 13 mouths hot spring here with different water temperatures, which has quick curative effect on different ki...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5864) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 27 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/attraction/zhangmu-port/This small town has become a major trading post between Tibet and Nepal. The subtropical climate endows the small town with warm, humid weather and beautiful scenery throughout the year. The town is built along a winding road that is lined with private homes, shops, restaurants and government buildings. The booming border trade attracts merchants from inland China, Tibet and Nepal. Nepalese merchants export rice, flour, pepper, vegetables and perfumes while Chinese merchants sell wool, tea, sa...]]>Thu 26 Jun 2008 22:17:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/festival/folk-songs-and-dance/Thu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTtatahttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/miscellaneous/festival-in-shigatse/Gtsang New Year(Click to Know More) Gtsang New Year in Tibetan calendar, also called Farmers' New Year, starts on the 1st of November in Tibetan calendar, generally at the beginning of the first month according to the Gregorian calendar. It's the end of the whole year's hard work, when crops have been harvested and farmers are sharing the happiest moment. Gtsang New Year in Tibetan calendar is deduced from the Buddhism calendar, it's also an old festival based on the hu...]]>Thu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTtatahttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/restaurant/gangjinalinka-tibetan-restaurant/Thu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTtatahttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/restaurant/golden-place-restaurant/Thu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTtatahttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/miscellaneous/gtsang-new-year/Thu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTtatahttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/restaurant/tashi-restaurant/Thu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTkittyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/product/tibetan-carpet/Thu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTkittyhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/product/tibetan-knife/Thu 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 GMTtatahttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/festival/tibetan-opera/ Angron county in Getsang. Not only had Thongdong Gyalpo been devoting himself to the Tibetan opera but also he had done a lot to Gatsang people's interests. He had made an iron chain bridge built with the money he earned by making performances of Tibetan opera. Many outstanding Tibetan opera programs, such as Prince Norsang, Lady Lung...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5735) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 18 Jan 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/attraction/mt.-everest-(-qomolangma-)/Mt. Everest, also known as Mt.Qomolangma, meaning Goddess Third in Tibet, is the highest peak in the world. The 8,848 meters (29,028 feet) high peak, snow capped throughout the year. The North Col of Everest is located in Tinggri (Shegar). Massive glaciers and seracs feature a thrilling splendor. The peak has been a holy climbing attraction for world's mountaineers. In recent years, more and more mountaineers start from the Everest Base Camp trying to conquer the world's highest peak while touri...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5736) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 18 Jan 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/shigatse/attraction/rongbuk-monastery/A 78-kilometer (48-mile from the check point entering the Mt Qomonama mentioned before) trek leads to Rongbuk Monastery, which is the highest monastery on the earth. Its altitude is 5,100 meters (16728 feet). The monastery was built in 1899, as a Nyingmapa monastery since it was said that once Padmasambhava, founder of Nyingmapa, preceded his religious cultivation here. The monastery destroyed in the Cultural Rongbuk Monastery TibetRevolution, having 8 sub-monasteries including a nunnery, is gr...]]>