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Take a train to Lhasa on Qinghai-Tibet Railway - the only railway linking Tibet and other cities in China.
Visitors can enjoy the breathtaking scenery: blue sky and white clouds, the grasslands with flocks and herds, snow-covered mountains, source of Yangtze River, etc.
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To make your dream of a trip to Tibet a reality, we listed some necessary travel tips. All are useful to you.
Here you will find what you possibly want to know before you go to Tibet. Please read them carefully.
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This year, the Losar festival falls on February 9th. Here are the best wishes from tour-tibet.com to all of you! Tibetan New Year Losar, the Tibetan New Year, falls on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar. It is considered as the most significant festival for all Tibetans. During Gutor, the
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There are many festivals during the whole year, which are not only the tradition for local Tibetans but also great attractions for travelers from all over the world, such as the famous Shoton Festival, Saga Dawa Festival and Horse Racing Festival. If you plan to visit Tibet with a local festival experience, you can check
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Losar, the Tibetan New Year, is a three-day festival, during which there are many Tibetan ceremonies, like hanging prayer flags, sacred and folk dancing, and partying. In 2016, the Losar(Tibetan New Year) begins on February 8, which is one day after the Chinese Lunar New Year. So it is a rare chance to experience Chinese
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To Tibetans, tea is just like coffee to the westerners. In the past, drinking tea was only limited to noble class, however, with time changing, all Tibetan come to drink tea in their daily life. When you visit Lhasa, you will not miss a chance to have a cup of sweet tea in a local
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How to plan a special Tibet? When to travel to Tibet? What should be paid attention to? Where should not miss? We, Tour Tibet Team – a professional Tibet local travel agency, believe that all these also confuse you, and therefore, today we list the top travel tips in Tibet before you go to Tibet.
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There is not a great deal when it comes to entertainment options in Lhasa. In the evening most travelers head to one of the restaurants in the Tibetan Sqaure and then retire to the roof of the Barkhor Namchen House or Banak Shol hotels for a cold Lhasa Beer.
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The basic teachings of Tibetan medicine share much with those of other Asian medical traditions, which, according to some scholars, made their way to the East via India from ancient Greece. While the Western medical tradition treats symptoms that indicate a known medical condition (measles or mumps, for example), the Eastern medical tradition looks at symptoms as indications of an imbalance in the body and seeks to restore that balance.
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Muslim has a long history of over 1100 years in Tibet since the Arabic merchants began to settle in Tibet and trade with the Tibetans in 14th century. The Muslim halal foods were available since then. Currently, there are four Mosques in Tibet, among which two are in Lhasa city, namely Lhasa Great Mosque and Lhasa Little Mosque, and other two are in Changdu district and Shigatse. Mosques are places of gathering Muslim restaurants.
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The Tibetan New Year Festival, also known as Losar, is a feast for not only the Tibetan people but also the visitors. It is celebrated for 15 days, with the main celebrations on the first three days. This year the Losar falls on February 19-21, 2015. Get to know how Tibetans celebrate the Losar.
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In Tibet, setting up a shrine at home has been traditionally widely practised, not only within the Tibetan tradition but throughout the Buddhist world.
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