Lhasa, the capital of this China’s autonomous region, a top city for your Tibet tour, its unique culture and architecture as well as its special landscape and snow mountains certainly impress you too much. You will feel it is a holy land on out planet. Lhasa has a history of more than 1,300 years. It is the political, economic, cultural and transport center of Tibet. Lhasa covers an area of about 30,000 square kilometers of which the urban area is 544 square kilometers and a population of 400,000. Lhasa is home to the Tibetan, Han, and Hui peoples, as well as many other ethnic groups, Tibetans make up 87 percent of the total population. 

The Lhasa River, known as the “merry blue waves,” runs through the snow-covered peaks and glaciers of the Nyainqentanglha Mountains, extending 315 kilometers. The river runs into the Yarlong Tsangpo River at Quxu, forming a scenic wonder that features magnificent blue and white waves. The great city of Lhasa stands by the Lhasa River. Inside the city towers the Potala Palace. The city center features a combination of traditional and modern things, including prayer wheels and computers. 

Located at the bottom of a small basin surrounded by mountains, Lhasa has an elevation of 3,650 meters and sits at 91′06E and 29′36N, the center of the Tibet Plateau. Blessed with flat land and mild climate, Lhasa is free of frigid winters and unbearably hot summers, having an annual average daily temperature of 8 degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit). It is so interesting that the rain in Lhasa often falls at night but it has abundant bright sunshine throughout the day. The climate is so comfortable at this time of the year, so the visitors feel they do not want to leave provided they have accustomed the high altitude! 

Come to Lhasa, and come to the most beautiful place on earth, without worldly nuisance. Washing your soul with pure snow of high mountains and tranquilizing your heart with the music of Buddha.