Lhoka Attractions, Top Things to Do in Lhoka

The highlights of Lhoka include Yamdroktso, Yungbulanggang Palace, Samye Monastery, Phuma Yumtso, etc. If you are interested in Tibetan culture, you may also visit Chongye Burial Mounds leftover from the Tubo Dynasty and the ruins of the Lagari Dynasty along the Yalong River Valley. It should be noted that although Yamdroktso belongs to Lhoka, most tourists go to the holy lake through the Lhasa - Gyantse/Shigatse route, or vice versa.

Yamdroktso Lake

Located in Nagarzê County of Shannan, Yamdrok Lake (羊卓雍措湖) is one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet. It means "jasper lake" and "swan pond" in Tibetan.

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Samye Monastery

Located at the foot of Hapori mountain, Samye Monastery is the place where Buddhism was established, also of major historical and religious importance.

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Yumbu means doe, lagang means holy palace.

Yumbulagang Palace

Yumbulagang Palace is considered the oldest palace in Tibet, which is a remarkably impressive sight, with a lovely setting.

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Trandruk Monastery

Trandruk Monastery is one of the earliest Buddhist monasteries in Tibet, famous for a Thangka of Chenresig made up of 29,000 pearls.

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Chim-puk Hermitage

Chim-puk Hermitage is located on the hillside of Narui Mountain, 15 miles northeast of Samye Monastery in Shannan, Tibet. It's a famous meditation place.

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Xiazhulin Monastery

Xiazhulin Monastery is best known for enshrining a “thousand-year incorruptible body.” The figure is believed to be an emanation of Palden Lhamo.

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Kula Kangri

Kula Kangri Snow Mountain is located in Luozha County, Shannan, Tibet. At an altitude of 7538m, it stands on the main ridge in the middle of the Himalayas.

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Chongye Burial Mounds

Chongye Burial Mounds represent one of the few historical sites that give any evidence of a pre-Buddhist culture in Tibet.

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Lhamo La-tso

Lhamo La-tso plays an important role in Tibetan Buddhism. It is said that it is the best place for Buddhists to predict the reincarnation of the Living Buddha.

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Phuma Yumtso

Phuma Yumtso is located in the Tibet autonomous region, 210 kilometers from Lhasa, at the border of Lhozhag and Nagarze counties in the Shannan region.

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Dratang Monastery

This small Sakyapa monastery of only eight monks is of interest mainly to art specialists for its rare murals, which combine Indian and inner Asian styles.

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