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Lhasa Travel Guide
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Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, has a prefecture area of 30,000 square kilometers and its Tibetan name means "The Land of the Gods". It sits on the north bank of River Lhasa, a tributary of the Yarlung Tsangbo River, at an altitude of 3,700 meters. It has a history of over 13 centuries. With more than 3,000 hours of sunshine annually, Lhasa is famed as "the City of Sunshine". It is the center of Tibet's political, economic, cultural and religious activities. There are many historic sites and famous relics in the city proper and its suburbs, among which the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Gandan Monastery are world famous.Read More »
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Lhasa Quick Facts
- Chinese Name: 拉萨
- Chinese Pinyin: la sa
- Location: Southwest of China
- Latitude: 29° 97' N
- Longitude : 91° 11' E
- Elevation: 3658.0M (142.7 FT)
- Time Zone : (UTC+8)
- Area Code: 0891
- Population: 47.45million
