14 Facts About Lhasa

The inner urban area of Lhasa City is equivalent to the administrative borders of Chengguan District, which is part of the wider prefectural Lhasa City.

The name was changed to Lhasa, which means “place of gods” upon its establishment as the capital of Tibet, and construction of the Jokhang temple was completed, which housed a holy statue of the Buddha.

Lhasa suffered extensive damage under the reign of Langdarma in the 9th century, when the sacred sites were destroyed and desecrated and the empire fragmented.

The core leadership of this government is referred to as the Ganden Phodrang, and Lhasa thereafter became both the religious and political capital.

Main gate to the city of Lhasa used to run through the large Pargo Kaling chorten and contained holy relics of the Buddha Mindukpa.

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Between 1987 and 1989, Lhasa experienced major demonstrations, led by monks and nuns, against the Chinese Government.

The Britannica noted with interest that the Chinese had a crowded burial-ground at Lhasa, tended carefully after their manner and that the Nepalese supplied mechanics and metal-workers at that time.

Lhasa is the traditional hub of the Tibetan trading network.

Lhasa Hotel is a 4-star hotel located northeast of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of the city.

Lhasa has many sites of historic interest, including the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery and Norbulingka.

New Lhasa has obliterated most of Lingkhor, but one stretch still remains west of Chokpori.

Lhasa has been served by rail since 2006, when the Qinghai–Tibet Railway opened for passenger operations.

Lhasa is connected to the second largest city in Tibet, Xigaze, by rail service, since 2014.

Lhasa Airport is the hub of Tibet Airlines, which offers regional services to other destinations in Tibet such as Nyingchi, Ngari Prefecture, Shigatse, and Qamdo.