Many foreign visitors who want to china travel for the first time, the most attractive spot coming to their minds is the holy Tibet. In their opinion, it is a palace where full of adventures and they will have a different view about China. So, Travel to Tibet, and find your fun here.
Tibet is one of minorities of China; people who live here have their own customs about clothes and food, and so do the other aspects. Tibet is located in the southwest of China; the average height of Tibet is thousands of meters. The general religion here is Buddhism, so there are lots of buildings which were built for Buddhism. The most famous one is the Potala Palace. Potala, the former political and religious center of Tibet, is now on the list of Chinese national key protected cultural relics. It is the most valuable storehouse in Tibet. Also, it is a huge treasure house for materials and articles of Tibetan history, religion, culture and arts. The Palace is widely known for the precious sculptures, murals, scripture, Buddha figures, murals, antiques, and religious jewelry treasured up, they are of great cultural and artistic value. In 1994, the Potala Palace was declared the United Nations World Cultural Heritage site. Perched upon the Marpo Ri Hill, 130 meters above the Lhasa valley, it is the greatest monumental structure in Tibet.
There are many other attractions in Tibet. For example: the lakes. Lake Yamdrok, one of the four holy lakes of the Tibetan people, situated on the way from Lhasa to Gyangtze which is the old route from Lhasa to Shigatse. The bus travels up a 4794M high mountain through rugged muddy road before reaching the lake, the journey is really breathtaking since the bus drives right on the edge of the cliff. But all these will be rewarded when you suddenly find yourself on the top of the mountain and the stunningly beautiful blue lake under the other side of the peak.
What’s more, there are so many restaurants in Lhasa that it is possible to eat in a different place every night! The food includes Tibetan cuisine, Sichuan cuisine and western style dishes. Some hotel restaurants even provide Nepalese and Indian food. It’s worth noting that Sichuan dishes in Tibet are more expensive than in other parts of China. Tourist restaurants also serve delicacies and almost every hotel has western food. Most of the restaurants can be found clustered around the Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street, the center of Lhasa City, so that travelers can find places to eat and drink within easy reach.
Tibetan cuisine is quite distinct from that of its neighbors, since only a few crops (not including rice) grow at such high altitude and cold climate. The most important crop is barley. Dough made from barley flour, called tsampa, is the staple food of Tibet. This is either rolled into noodles or made into steamed dumplings called momos. Meat dishes are likely to be yak, goat, or mutton, often dried, or cooked into a spicy stew with potatoes. Mustard seed is cultivated in Tibet, and therefore features heavily in its cuisine. Yak yoghurt, butter and cheese are frequently eaten, and well-prepared yoghurt is considered something of a prestige item.
In larger Tibetan towns and cities many restaurants now serve Sichuan-style Chinese food. Western imports and fusion dishes, such as fried yak and chips, are also popular. Nevertheless many small restaurants serving traditional Tibetan dishes persist in both cities and the countryside.
More attentions is needed, for the unpleasant climate and the high mountains, you’d better travel in group or have somebody who have the experience here. And I hope that China Tours will give you another different view.
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Tibet is really a good choice for travellers.