Places to visit in Tibet

Lhasa

Gyantse

Shigatse Fortress

Mount Everest

Samye Monastery

Samye monastery, constructed in the 8th century. It was the first monastery in Tibet. qian/shutterstock

Mt. Kailash & Lake Manasarova

Namtso Lake

The Hands rock-formation at Nam-tso lake. The lake is regarded as one of the most beautiful places in China. tomaz-kunst/shutterstock

Ganden Monastery

Ganden Monastery, one of the 'great three' Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet. The monastery was destroyed in the Tibetan rebellion of 1959. Reconstruction commenced in the 1980s. hung-chung-chih/shutterstock

Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery, one of the "great three" Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet. It is the largest of all Tibetan monasteries and once housed up to 10,000 monks. It is located 5 kms from Lhasa. microstock-man/shutterstock

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