Tibet railway 10 years, Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been run for 10 years safely. The highest speed the train can reach more than 100 km per hour. In total, it has transported ore than 115 million passengers, and 448 million tons of goods. This railway has connected Tibet plateau to the inner Land of China Closely;
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7 things recommend to do when travel in Lhasa
7 things recommend to do when travel in Lhasa
- -1, smile to a stranger
- -2, enjoy the sunlight in the sqaure of Jortkhang temple
- -3, offer Hada
- -4, listen to one chanting
- -5, enjoy one cup of sweet Tibetan tea in local Tibetan Tea House
- -6, try one Kowtowing
- -7, Say “Ta Shi De Lek” to the people near you
“Ta Shi De Lek” is Tibetan language, means Good Luck
Katok monastery pelyul
Katok monasteryis located at the top of the mountain in Pelyul county. It is one of the 6 great Nyingma Pa monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism.
“Katok” is Tibetan pronunciation. According to the legend that when this monastery was being built, a large rock was dig out which a naturally formed Tibetan work “Ka” was on it, and the monastery was built on this rock. So this monastery was named “Katok monastery”
Katok monastery has one great pujia “Katok Festival” annually, in 2016, its date is from 11th to 13th of August
2016 Shoton Festival
2016 Shoton Festival is from August 4th – 8th. The Thangkar unfolding day is on August 5th. Drung and Sera monasteries will be the two locations that to held the ceremony of Thangkar unfolding.
Tibetan Play will be at Luobu linkar park; Damsung horse-racing festival will be held in the same time when Shoton festival is on going
Gyirong valley
Gyirong valley is located in Gyirong County neighboring with Nepal; Gyirong is also used as “Kyirong” or “Ji Long Xian” in chinese. It is about 93 km long, and is thought to be the deepest of the Five Valleys in the mid-Himalayas
It is about 500 kilometers From Shigartse to Gyirong county. A twelve hours drive winding up in the mountain trails is needed; there are five mountain passes all with altitude over 5000 meters along the drive. The “Heart area” of Gyirong valley is about 70 kilometers south of Zongga.
Gyirong valley is also thought to be “the gene pool with abundant Species ”
Karola Glacier
Karola Glacier is located in Lang kartse county right next to the main road. Approximately 30 minutes drive from Yamdrok Lake. Karola Glacier has a total of almost 10 square kilometers, with length of 5 kilometers or slightly less. The glacier which can be seen is at around 5200 meters high.
Densatil Monastery
Densatil Monastery is situated on Mt. Drakri Karpo in Sangri county on the North bank of Brahmaputra River. It is a major branch of Kagyu pa monastery, the Phaktru Kagyu of Densa.
Brief
Densatil Monastery is surrounded by wild roses, rhododendrons and other flowering bushes. Its juniper trees are famous.
Its meditation caves are embed with cliff in west. The most sacred relic is a tooth that is claimed to belong to Buddha. Its assembly hall was built into the cliff by nearly a thousand ascetics in the late 12th century.
It was founded in 1158 by Phagmo Trupa Dorje Gyelpo, and was the one of the most influential in Tibet. Between 1349 AD and 1453 AD, Phagmo Trupa family ruled Tibet from their castle close to Tsetang, and so it acquired a great wealth and religious artifacts that to make it one of the richest monasteries in Tibet. Nowadays there is nothing left except the broken red walls and a newly rebuilt chapels.
The rebuilding of this monastery is processed slowly.
Densatil Monastery Data
Address
Jiang Xiang – Ri Gang village
Opening hour
Full day
Altitude
4,400 meter
Entrance fee
Free of charge
How to get to there
Starting from Tsetang (Shannan), approximately 7 km to arrive at Tsetang Bridge, where you need to across the bridge onto road S302, turn right for about 21 km to arrive at Jiang village, where it leads the way into the valley entrance. From which, a 3 – 4 hours steep climb to the monastery. This is the old way that has been used ever since the monastery was built.
Nowadays, there is one new jeep-able road has been built, on which you are able to reach the monastery closely, still you will need to walk for about 100 meter to enter the chapels. To get on this jeep-able road, you will continue drive about 3-4 kilometers eastward from Jiang village, where you will see a large vegetable planting base. A dirt road is at its east end, which leads up to Densatil monastery;
Lhasa Gonggar Airport
Address: Jia Zu Lin Town, Gongga Xian
Contact: +86 891 6216465 / 6827727
Altitude: 3,600 meters
IATA Code: LXA
Shannan Bus Station
Address: No.12, Anhui Road
Contact: +86 893 7820159
Altitude: 3,550 meters
Working hours: 08:00 am – 20:00 pm
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Air-garden Densatil Monastery
Densatil Monastery is one Phaktru Kagyu tradition monastery. Its altitude is about 4500 meters above sea level, some 35km east from Tsetang county. The location that this monastery is situated has a flat valley, the stream does not low straight to the bottom of the valley, but to flow slowly around the valley which even make this small area much more moister than Tsetang and Rangri county, even grows a small area of forests which Tibetan pheasant，Blue Sheep live in;
