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Lhokha (also Shannan), the birth place of Tibetan, is not a place for adventure, but the tourist attractions in Lhokha also have great charm for lots of tourists all over the world. This beautiful land is full of rivers, mountains and lakes, such as Yarlung Zangbo, Yarlung Zangbo Valley, Yamdrok-Tso Lake, Lhamo La-tso Lake and Zhari mountain. However, the most attractive tourist sights in Lhokha are among Trandruk Monastery, Samye Monastery, Yumbulagang Palace, Chingwa Tagtse Dzong, Chongye Burial Mounds/Tombs of Tibetan Kings, Chokorgye Monastery, Riwo Dechen Monastery, Chim-puk Hermitage, Gangpo Ri, Namseling Manor, Tangboche Monastery, Trandruk Monastery, Yamalung Hermitage, Mindroling Monastery, Samding Monastery, Gongkar Chode Monastery and Dorje Drak Monastery.
Introduction and pictures of Yarlung Valley in Lhokha Prefecture in Tibet Autonomous Region.
Yumbulakang means the palace of mother and son. It is the first palace and one of the earliest buildings in Tibet, with an amazing history of more than 2,000 years.
Mindroling Monastery is one of the six major monasteries of Tibetan Nyingma school and located on the south side of the YarlungTsangpo river, about 43 kilometers east of the Lhasa airport.
Trandruk Monastery is as old as Jokhang Temple in Lhasa and was said to have been built under the auspices of Songtsen Gampo.
Yamdrok Yumtso Lake lying to the south of Yarlung Tsangpo River in the Lhokha Prefecture of Tibet is the largest freshwater lake at the south foot of the Himalayas.
Samye Monastery was the first Buddhist monastery to be founded in Tibet and famous as being the site of the "Great Debate" between the Indian Mahayanists and Chinese Chán Buddhists.
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