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Lahsa
Lhasa is the capital of the Tibet autonomous
region. It covers an area of 29 thousand square kilometers,
with a population is 367 thousand., which gives it the lowest
population density in China, Tibetans account for 90 percent
of the region's population.
As Tibet's political, economic, cultural
and communication center, Lhasa has a long history, brilliant
cultural tradition, unique local customs and beautiful highland
scenes. Its scenic spots, such as the Potala Palace and
Qoikang Monastery, are all imbued with Tibet's rich Buddhist
aura, and attract visitors who come in droves from at home
and abroad.Lhasa has the least polluted air in the world,
which makes it a good place to spend the summer. As one
of the first famous historical and cultural cities named
by the People's Republic of China, it has been dubbed as
a "city in the air" on the "roof of the world".
The northern part of Lhasa is higher
than the southern part. The middle southern part is the
plain, the topography there is very even. It is the plateau
monsoon climate in the temperate zone. It has an average
annual temperature of 7.5, and an average annual precipitation
of 454mm. Mt Qomolangma, 8848 meters above sea level in
the Himalayas, is the highest peak in the world.
Agriculture here is very important. Mainly,
there is wheat, highland barley, tomatoes, cucumber and
so on. In the animal husbandry, cow bleeding is in the first
place. Lhasa is famous for its agricultural machine, power,
leather, food and motor-car reparation and concrete. The
national handicraft is famous too.
Highway is the main transportation here. And
the planes here can take you to Chengdu and many other cities
in China.
Lhasa is the cultural historical city in China.
In Tang Dynasty, Tufan took here as its capital. There are
a lot of ancient temples, Such as Budala Palace, Dazhao
Temple, Zhebeng Temple and so on. Otherwise, the Yangba
Well in Dangxiong Prefecture is famous for its hot fount,
warm fount and boiling fount, etc. And also, there is the
biggest lake in the world, that is Namucuo Lake.
The traditional specialties are carpet,
jewelry, highland barley wine, snow-lotus and Zang flowers.
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