Lhasa

Lhasa, or “La” for short, is the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region of China, an international tourism city with plateau and ethnic characteristics, the political, economic, cultural, scientific and educational center of Tibet, as well as the holy land of Tibetan Buddhism, covering a total area of 29518 square kilometers. Lhasa city is located in the middle of Tibet Plateau, north of Himalayas, with an altitude of 3650 meters. It is located in the valley plain of the middle reaches of Lhasa River, a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River, through which the Lhasa River flows into the Yarlung Zangbo River in the southern suburb Lhasa has sunny weather throughout the year, with few rainfall, no severe cold in winter, no intense heat in summer, and a pleasant climate. The annual sunshine time is more than 3000 hours, known as “sunshine city”. There are many historic sites in Lhasa. Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and robrinka are listed as world cultural heritage sites. As one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, Lhasa has won the honorary titles of “China’s excellent tourist city, the favorite tourist city of European tourists, national civilized city, China’s most secure City, top 200 charming cities with Chinese characteristics, top 200 charming cities with world characteristics, and China’s 100 cities in 2018”.