Tibet Travel Guide, Advice and Tips
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Nyingchi Lulang Forest is a typical plateau-mountain meadow, known as the fairyland with scenic beauties that gods live in.
Lulang Forest
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Amdo covers a large part of present-day Qinghai Province as well as the adjoining parts of Sichuan and Gansu. It is one of three traditional regions of Tibet.
Amdo Tibet
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Namcha Barwa is located in Nyingchi, Tibet. It keeps a mysterious veil from the public. Seeing the face of it is the ultimate dream for most travelers.
Namcha Barwa Mountain
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Top six rivers rising from Tibet are the Brahmaputra River, Yangtze River, Yellow River, Mekong River, Salween River, and Indus River.
Top 6 Rivers Rising From Tibetan Plateau
Catherine
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Nyingchi is called “the Switzerland of Tibet”. Driving from Lhasa is the main way to enter Nyingchi. You also can fly to Nyingchi from Chengdu, Xian, etc.
How to Visit Nyingchi?
Eric
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There are 26 of the 100 highest mountains in the world clustered in Tibet. Here are the highest and most famous mountains with photos and travel tips.
Most Famous Highest Mountains of Tibet
Beatrice
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The Himalayas mainly stand in five countries, namely, China(Tibet), Nepal, Bhutan, India and Pakistan. See Himalayan Countries on the map.
Himalayan Countries
Zoe
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Tibetan Sound Bowls are a musical instrument widely used in Tibetan Buddhism and also used in daily life such as in yoga meditation and psychotherapy.
Tibetan Sound Bowls
Catherine
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Saga Dawa is usually celebrated at Mt.Kailash. The famous Tarboche Flagpole would be replaced with new prayer flags and raised again during this festival.
Celebrate Saga Dawa Festival at Mt. Kailash
Apple
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Buddha's Descent Day is called Lhabab Duchen in Tibetan. Tibetan Buddhism believes that September 22nd is the day when Sakyamuni returns to the world.
Lhabab Duchen
Catherine
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Tibetan architecture is influenced by people's emotions and mentality, which are derived from the specific natural environment and historical accumulation.
Tibetan Architecture
Catherine
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Ritual items of Tibetan Buddhism are objects used to conduct ceremonies. Buddhism gives them special functions, making them no longer ordinary artifacts.
Top 8 Ritual Items of Tibetan Buddhism
Zoe
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Chokhor Duchen falls on June 4th of the Tibetan calendar. Chokhor means “Dharma chakra” and “Duchen” means “great occasion” in Tibetan.
Chokhor Duchen Festival
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Learn some basic Tibetan words, phrases and numbers for your next trip to Tibet. It contains the most important and most frequently used vocabulary.
Learn Some Tibetan Words and Numbers
Catherine
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Tibetan women have dark brown skin, as well as strong and elastic bodies. You will be attracted by their brilliant smile and cheerful characters.
Tibetan Women
Zoe
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Here are recommended hand-picked holiday packages, designed by local travel experts and operated for years successfully.
Tibet Holiday Packages
Meo
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To have a monastery vacation in Tibet, you can enjoy magnificent monasteries with different styles and feel pilgrims' devoted spirits.
Tibet Monastery Vacation
Meo
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Alien's Travel Permit is required if foreign travelers wish to visit the territories outside Lhasa, such as Shigatse, Shannan, Ngari, Nyingchi, etc.
Alien's Travel Permit
Beatrice
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