2011.10.---hzz.•Day1:CometoLhasa(拉萨)•Day2:VisitthePotala(布达拉宫)JokhangTemple(大昭寺)Barkhor(八角街)•Day3:Yarlungvalley(雅鲁藏布江峡谷)•Day4:Nyingchi(林芝)Basumtso(巴松措湖)LhasaTripToTheHolyCity–LhasaLhasaisthecapitaloftheTibetAutonomousRegionislocatedatthenorthbankofKyichu(祈楚)river,atributaryoftheYarlungTsangpoRiver,atanaltitudeof3650metersabovethesealevel.Lhasahashistoryofmorethan1300yearsandit'sbeenthecenterofpolitics,economy,cultureandreligioninTibetsinceancienttimes.Therearenumerousscenicspotsandhistoricalattractions,amongwhichPotalaPalace,Norbulingka(罗布林卡),DrepungMonastery,SeraMonastery,JokhangTempleandRamocheTemple,beingthemostfamous.色拉寺哲蚌寺小昭寺PotalaPalaceThePotala,oneofthemostfamousarchitecturalworksofournations,iserected(建造)ontopoftheRedHillinLhasa.Inthe7thcentury,aftertheTibetanKingSongtsenGampo‘smarriagewithPrincessWenchengoftheTangCourt,thePalacewasbuiltformeditation(沉思).Inthemid-17thcentury,itwasre-builtbythe5thDalaiLamatoitspresentsize,andeversinceitbecametheWinterPalaceoftheDalaiLamas.Theconstructiontookfiftyyearsfromitsbeginningtocompletion.ThePotalaisdividedintotwosections,namely,theRedPalaceandWhitePalace.JokhangMonastery大昭寺JokhangMonastery,isafamousBuddhisttempleinLhasa,Tibet.ItisprobablythemostpopulartouristattractioninLhasa.ItispartoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteHistoricEnsembleofthePotalaPalaceandaspiritualcentreofLhasa.JokhangtemplewasconstructedbyKingSongtsenGampointheyear647.ThistemplehasremainedacentreofBuddhistpilgrimageforcenturies,andoveraperiodoflastseveralcenturies,thetemplecomplexcontinuetobeexpandedandnowcoversanareaofaround25,000sq.meters.NoonecanclaimtohavereallyvisitedLhasauntiltheyhavetakenastrollaroundBarkhorStreet.AstheoldeststreetinLhasa,Barkhoriscircularandstillremainsquitetraditional.Thestreetisnarrowandlinedwithstallsorshopsoneachside.GoodsforsalearetypicalreflectionsofTibetanculture.Frommorningtoevening,streamsofpeoplethrongintopurchasewhatevertheyneed.Barkhorisalsothesacredpilgrimagesite.ItisaplacewhereTibetanculture,economy,religionandartsassemble.八角街Yarlungvalley(雅鲁藏布大峡谷)Theworld’sbiggestvalley,YarlungZangboValley.Aslongas2,057km,theyaluzangburiverturnsandtwistslikeasilverdragonfromthewesttotheeastintothevalleysofsouthTibet.Itrunsthroughmuotuocounty.Aftera90-degreeturn,itemptiesintotheIndianocean.Peoplecouldhaveagoodtimewiththeiryakhideboatsonoftheriverwithgoingdowntothelowerlevelisquiteexcitingandchallenging.Nyingchi,called'JiangnanofTibet',isafertilegreenlandinsoutheasternTibet.NyingchiissituatedinthemiddleandlowerreachesoftheYarlongTsangpoRiver,andhisgreenlandissurroundedbyseveralhugemountainranges.Thethreetypicalclimatesoftropical,temperateandfrigidzones(热带,温带和寒带)canallbeseeninNyingchi.Basumtso巴松措湖MonksofTibet(僧侣)pilgrim(朝圣者)Food粑糌TipstoAvoidAMS(AcuteMountainSickness)1.Avoidcatchingacold.2.You'dbetternottotakeanyactivitiesforthefirstdayinTibet.3.Aftergettingoffyourairplaneattheairport,walkslowly,takesomedeepbreath.Donotdoanythingseverely.4.Ascendtohigheraltitudegradually.Donotascendanyhigherifyoufeelbad.5.PreparesomeAMSpillsaccordingtoyourdoctor'ssuggestion6.Needtofollowallthetaboos(禁忌)ofTibetanBuddhism.TIBETisoneoftheworld'smostextraordinarydestinationandthereisadventureindeedlurkingaroundalmosteachandeverycorner.LhasaThecapitallieshighinthearidwildernessoftheTibetanmountains,it'snametheRoofoftheWorldisnoidlestatement.ThevalleybottomsofTibetarehigherthanthehighestmountainselsewhere.It'ssnowcoveredplateauxarethehighestintheworld,andapartfromtheEverest,whichTibetansseefrom'theotherside',manymountainsareover15000feet.CustomOFTIBET•ThebirthceremonyiscalledPangsaiinTibetan,withpanmeaningfowlsandsaicleaningaway.TheTibetansbelievenewbornbabiescometotheworldalongsidefowls,andaceremonyshouldbeheldtowipethemoutsothatthesebabieswouldbeabletogrowhealthilyandmothersrecoversoon.Suchrituals,evolvedfromaBonreligiousritualtoworshiptheGod,havebeengoingonformorethan1,500years.Onthethirddayofthebirthofboy(fourthdayforagirl),householdstiedtogetherthroughgyidoassociationcomefortherituals,bringingsuchgiftsasqingkebarleywine,butteredtea,meat,butterandclothingforthenewborn.Assoonastheyenterthehouse,theypresenthadascarvestothebaby'sparentsandthenthebaby.Thisisfollowedbytoasting,presentinggifts,andexaminingthebabywhileofferinggoodwishes.Somefamiliesthrowinapancakefeasttoentertainthevisitors.