Lhasa Travel Notes

The May Day holiday is just around the corner.

I remember the last travelogue I wrote was in summer 2018, after visiting Qinghai and Xi'an. However, that account...

Foreword: When traveling to Tibet, besides planning your itinerary, the first thing to worry about is altitude sickness. Generally speaking, everyone will experience altitude sickness.

As a typical Libra woman, before any trip I must

Tibet's Ngari region, located in western Tibet, south of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (Changtang Plateau), covers an area of 345,000 square kilometers, with an average al-

Heavenly Tibet: Grand Beauty in the Journey – Preface. In the early hours of December 16, 2019, long yearning to behold the land, I set forth on a carefree wander. Mountains and rivers awaited, ready to inscribe their chapters into the annals of time.

That year, I kowtowed along the mountain path, not to pay homage but to feel your warmth. That life, I circled mountains, waters, and stupas, not...

Waking to the first light of dawn, I saw Lhasa’s morning sun already gilding the Potala Palace. I hurried to wash up, ate breakfast, and rushed out to catch up with the kora procession on the streets.

Unable to go home for the New Year due to the pandemic and not wanting to waste the long Spring Festival holiday, my friend and I spontaneously decided to go to Lhasa, a sacred place I’d always wanted to visit but hadn’t yet.

Beijing is sweltering. The little ones are cooped up in air-conditioned rooms every day. Let them loose on the cool, natural grasslands instead! I heard #SummerEscape

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How far is Lhasa? Six hours flying above the clouds. I always have so much to say about Lhasa, this city of sunlight that holds so many of my

After too long in the city, escape the tangled towers of concrete and steel, ride the breeze, stand on this vast land, and take in the blue sky,

Delicately cute pagodas with uniformly pink tops and round white bodies. The larger ones are about three meters square, while the smaller ones seem just the right size to cup in your hands.

1. After a winding journey, I reached the meeting point in Ya'an, surprised to be the first cyclist there (3 p.m.)! Got settled in

How long to stay? What route to take? How to prevent altitude sickness? These are the three top concerns for first-time travelers to Tibet. How long to stay?

Every place, every city, has its own unique label and imprint—Beijing, the imperial capital; Shanghai, the magic metropolis; Kunming, the eternal spring city… But I believe

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As the saying goes, 'Without visiting Tibet, one cannot truly speak of traveling.' Tibet has always been shrouded in mystery for me, a place I longed to visit, yet...

Potala Palace