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Lhasa
Urban district of the City of Lhasa in Tibet

Lhasa

Lhasa, officially the Chengguan District of Lhasa City, is the inner urban district of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Southwestern China.

Plan a trip to Lhasa→From Shannan (Gonggar)
Get in

Getting to Lhasa

Non-Chinese nationals are required to obtain a special permit and must have a tour guide to visit Tibet. For information on visa requirements and immigration procedure, see Tibet#Get_in

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    Lhasa Gonggar Airport
See

Worth seeing

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    Barkhor Street
  2. 02
    Tibet Museum
  3. 03
    Tibet Museum of Natural Science
  4. 04
    The Yak Museum of Tibet
  5. 05
    Former Site of the Amban's Yamen
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    Norbulingka Summer Palace

    It is about 1 km south of the Potala Palace - the Seventh Dalai Lama constructed the first summer palace in 1755 and each successive ruler added his own buildings.

Do

Things to do

Kora. A meditative circumambulation around a sacred site, such as a temple, practiced by many Tibetans. Langma Opera. literally "royal music", a traditional Tibetan singing and dancing show. Blind Massage, #59 Beijing Middle Road, 3rd floor (at Medical Massage Clinic Lhasa, directly across from the Kichu Hotel),. ¥80/hour. English spoken. A vocational project of Braille Without Borders.

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    Princess Wencheng Live Action Drama
Eat

Where to eat

See Tibet#Eat for descriptions of typical Tibetan food. A lot of nice and comfortable restaurants are located near the Jokhang Temple along Beijing Zhong Lu (or called Beijing Road Middle) and its tributary road Zang Yiyuan Lu (or called Tibetan Hospital Road). Some of them serve Western food, Nepali and Indian food. Meals can be as cheap as ¥20 per person, including drinks.

How locals move

Getting around Lhasa the local way

  • Get aroundMinibuses operate to areas such as Norbulingka, Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery, and other nearby sites.
  • Get aroundCycle rickshaws are less frequent than before and hard to find.
  • Get aroundThe best tactic is to stick close to a local cyclist or cycle rickshaw when negotiating busy junctions.
  • Go next7-day guided overland trips to Kathmandu via a 4-wheel drive jeep, a driver and a guide can be booked at most regional tourist agencies.
  • Go nextA popular trekking route is available between Ganden and Samye Monasteries.

From Wikivoyage: Lhasa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-06.

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