Historical and Cultural Places of interest

Yumbulakhang   With a history of over 2,000 years, it is the first palace built in Tibet. The murals and frescoes inside depict vividly historic figures and other things.  

 Potala Palace    Built on top of the Red Hill in the center of Lhasa in the 7th century and destroyed later. Rebuilt during the rule of the 5th Dalai Lama, extended and repaired later into what it is now. The palace  proper contains 13 storeys and is 380 feet high. It is divided into Red Palace and White Palace. The former one is composed of Dalai Lama 's Saint Ashes  Pagodas and different temples , while the latter one is the place where Dalai Lama live and work.Potala Palace is the largest  museum of cultural  relics  in Tibet.

Jolkhang Temple    Built in 647A.D. and  located in the center of old town of Lhasa, it is one of the earliest structures in Tibet. Its roof is covered  with gold ,making much of a sight. A large number of precious cultural relics are preserved  in the temple , among which the golden statue of Sakyamuni, brought to Tibet by the Princess Wenchen in the Tang Dynasty,is the most famous. Walls along lobbies and inner temples are covered with legendary frescoes.

 Palcho Monastery , built in 1418,  is a complex consisting of 16 monasteries of three different sects of Lamaism. The Kumbum Pagoda is one of the most magnificent buildings in Tibet. In the monastery there are many wonderful paintings made by Nepalese artists in 15th century, which are the best-preserved examples of the same style in Tibet.

 Tashilunpo, was built in 1447 by Gendun Drup, the first Dalai Lama whose body was entombed here. This monastery once housed over 3,000 lamas. It is the largest temple of Glug Sect of Lamaism. Tashilunpo became the official seat of Pamchen Lama, the chief spiritual and authority in Tibet. The most famous image in this monastery is the statue of Future Buddha made by 9th Pamchen Lama in 1914and the work lasted four years. This marvelous staute , with over 86 feet in height , was made of a mixture of 6,700 ounces of gold , 115,875 kilos of copper and the other precious things.

 Tombs of Tibetan Kings are located in Chonggye County , 28km far from  Tsedang. It is believed that all the early Tibetan Kings are Buried there. Today only 11 of them are still visible . The biggest and most recognizable one is the tomb of Songtsen Gampo, the most famous king in Tibet.It is said that his two queens were also buried with him there.