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Tibet
Tibet
lies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
of the southwest border of China.
The average height of the whole region
is more than 4,000 meters above sea
level, for which Tibet is known as
"Roof of the World". The
highest peak of Tibet, also the highest
in Himalayas and in the whole world,
is Everest Peak, which is as high
as 8,846.27 meters above sea level.
Although a part of China, Tibet
has a unique culture of all there own. It
is mainly inhabited by Tibetans, a minority
nationality of old and mysterious people.
Tourist attractions include the Potala Palace
in Lhasa, Jokhang Temple, and a number of
Buddhist sacred places.
Tibet
(Xi Zang in Chinese) is to the south
of Xin Jiang Uygur Autonomous Region
and Qing Hai Province, to the west
of Sichuan, to the northwest of Yunnan
and to the north of India and Nepal.
Its population of 2.3 million people
come from a variety of ethnic groups
including Tibetan, Han, Monba and
Lhota. Its capital city is Lhasa.
Northwest Tibet, mainly Qing
Hai plateau, is home to a variety of unusual
and unique animals. Across the northern
expanse of Tibet, you can see vast grasslands
where horses, cattle and sheep roam freely.
The world's lowest valley, the Grand Yarlun-tzanpo
River Valley lies in east Tibet.
Nearly
all Tibetans follow Tibetan Buddhism,
known as Lamaism, with the exception
of approximately 2,000 followers of
Islam and 600 of Catholicism. Tibetan
Buddhism was greatly influenced by
Indian Buddhism in its early time,
but after years of evolution, Tibetan
Buddhism has developed its own distinctive
qualities and practices. A well-known
example is the belief that there is
a Living Buddha, who is the reincarnation
of the first, a belief alien to Chinese
Buddhism.
It is freezing cold in
most time of the year. Most tourists come
to visit Tibet only in the warmest seasons,
June, July, August and early September.
Travel
to Tibet is a dream of many people,
whatever they are from other part
of China, or from America, Europe,
or South Africa. Traveling to Tibet
used to be very difficult, for there
were a lot of restrictions, and people
know little about that mysterious
land. But now, we will help you travel
to Tibet with easy and safe.
Travel to Tibet is easy now.
There are daily flights to Lhasa, the capital
of Tibet from Beijing, Chengdu and Kathmandu
of Nepal. Hotels, meals, transportation
are better and better. All you need is a
special travel permit which you can easily
obtained from us.
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