AAAA Tourist Attractions in Tibet

47 AAAA tourist attractions in Tibet, from the list published by the provincial tourism department. Hover over a dot for its name; click to jump to the entry. See also Tibet and all provinces.

Lhasa (12)

• Tibet Museum 西藏博物馆
  Tibet's first modern museum and its only comprehensive national first-class museum, holding over 520,000 objects including porcelain, Buddhist statues, thangkas, texts, seals and patents of investiture, among them prehistoric Tibetan artefacts and items conferred by successive central dynasties.
• Norbulingka 罗布林卡
  Its Tibetan name means 'jewel garden'; a classical garden in the western suburbs of Lhasa.
• Drepung Monastery 哲蚌寺
  A Gelug monastery of Tibetan Buddhism and one of Lhasa's 'three great monasteries', whose full name means 'Glorious Rice-Heap Victorious in All Directions'; 'Drepung' is Tibetan for 'rice heap'.
• Tibet Natural Science Museum 西藏自然科学博物馆
  A comprehensive natural science museum in Chengguan District, Lhasa.
• Yak Museum 牦牛博物馆
• Princess Wencheng Tibetan Culture Park 文成公主藏文化风情园
• Xiangxiong Meiduo 象雄美朵
• "Tibetan Planet" Astronomy Experience Hall “藏域星球”天文体验馆
• Xiuse Caina 秀色才纳
• Qushui Tibet Wildlife Conservation Park 曲水西藏野生动物保护园
• Lhasa Cultural and Creative Park Nanshan Park 拉萨市文创园区南山公园
• Lotus Treasure China Tibetan Ceramics Culture Tourism Experience Park Scenic Area 莲花之宝中华藏瓷文化旅游体验园景区

Nyingchi (10)

• Zhaxi Island 扎西岛
  A small island about 100 metres offshore in the southwest of Basum Tso, home to Tsodzong Monastery, a noted Nyingma temple founded in the late Tang period.
• Midui Glacier 米堆冰川
  A glacier beside National Highway 318 in Yupu Township, Bomê County, formed by two icefalls with primeval forest between them, its tongue reaching Midui Village at only 2,400 metres, the lowest alpine glacier in the world. It is retreating rapidly with global warming.
• Lulang 鲁朗
• Kading Valley 卡定沟
• World Cypress King Garden 世界柏树王园林
• Bomi Red Building 波密红楼
• Linze Eco-cultural Tourist Scenic Area 林则生态文化旅游景区
• Galang Lake 嘎朗湖
• Cuomu Jiri 措木及日
• Guoguotang 果果塘

Shigatse (9)

• Sakya Monastery 萨迦寺
  A Tibetan Buddhist monastery at the foot of Benbo Mountain in Sa'gya County, the principal seat of the Sakya school.
• Qomolangma National Nature Reserve 珠穆朗玛峰国家级自然保护区
  A nature reserve centred on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak and the main summit of the Himalayas at 8,848.86 metres, whose north face lies in Tingri County, Tibet.
• Sakya Ancient City 萨迦古城
• National Gate Baxia Scenic Area 国门巴夏景区
• Gyantse Heroic Ancient City 江孜英雄古城
• Langdong Area 朗东片区
• Gyirong Valley 吉隆沟
• Chongba Yongcuo 崇巴雍错
• Qilin Gorge 奇林峡

Shannan (5)

• Samye Monastery 桑耶寺
  A monastery at the foot of Habu Mountain on the north bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo, founded in the 8th century under the Tubo kingdom as the first in Tibet to ordain monks. Its central hall combines Tibetan, Chinese and Indian styles, hence the name 'three-style temple'. A national key cultural heritage site.
• Chuzhu Monastery 昌珠寺
  A temple in Changzhu Town, Nêdong District, among the earliest Buddhist temples in Tibet, where Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wencheng once lived. Its main Tsokchen hall is laid out much like the Jokhang. Listed among the first national key cultural heritage sites in 1961.
• Yamdrok Lake 羊卓雍错
  A lake in Nagarzê County, Shannan.
• Yumbulagang 雍布拉康
  A palace on Tashi Tseri Hill in Changzhu Town, Nêdong District, said to have been built in 127 BC by Nyatri Tsenpo, chief of the Yarlung tribe, as the first palace in Tibet.
• Yumai Nature and Culture Scenic Area 玉麦自然人文景区

Qamdo (5)

• Thousand-Year Ancient Salt Fields 千年古盐田
• First Village of Tibet's Liberation 西藏解放第一村
• Kham Flower City 康巴花都
• Three-Color Lake 三色湖
• Tianqiong Zizhu 天穹孜珠

Ngari Prefecture (3)

• Lake Manasarovar 玛旁雍错
  Its Tibetan name means 'unconquerable turquoise lake'. At 4,556 metres it is the world's highest freshwater lake by average elevation, lying near Mount Kangrinboqe. Sacred to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Bon followers alike, it is a national nature reserve and on the World Heritage tentative list.
• Pangong Lake 班公湖
  A lake in the western Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known in Tibetan as Tsomo Nganglha Ringpo and rendered Panguang Lake in Qing records, located in Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture.
• Guge Cultural Heritage Park 古格文化遗址公园

Nagqu (3)

• Dangreyong Lake 当惹雍错
  A saltwater lake in a fault basin at the northern foot of the Gangdise range in Nyima County, 4,528 metres above sea level and 835.3 square kilometres in area, shaped like a boot. Sacred to Bon followers, it has the Bon monastery Yubeng and the holy Qiongzong Mountain on its east shore.
• Tang-Tibet Ancient Road 唐蕃古道
• Sapu Tourist Scenic Area 萨普旅游景区