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Tibet, connu comme le Toit du monde, est la plus haute place proche de ciel. Situé sur un plateau au nord de l’Himalaya, il est un lieu mystérieux et exotique où de nombreux voyageurs desirent. Si c’est votre première fois au Tibet, vous ne pouvez pas manquer les attractions ci-dessous, car ils représentent le Tibet le plus authentique.

Everest Base Camp

Everest Base Camp
Everest Base Camp was first used by the 1924 British Everest expedition. The site has a couple of permanent structures and a small army base. Clamber up the small hill festooned with prayer flags for great views of the star attraction, then have your photo taken at the base camp marker, which reads “Mt. Qomolangma…
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Ganden Monastery

Ganden Monastery
Ganden Monastery is the first and primary monastery of the Gelug Sect in Tibetan Buddhism. Its Tibetan name refers to a grand site in the Western Heaven of Buddhism. Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty granted another name “Yong Tai” to the monastery. Sitting on the Wangbori Mountain which resembles a reclining elephant to the…
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Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery
Lying in the southern part of the Gebeiwoze Mountain at the western suburbs of Lhasa, the Drepung Monastery is the largest monastery in Tibet and the home monastery of all Dalai Lamas. Together with the Sera Monastery and the Ganden Monastery, they are known as the “three Largest Monasteries of Lhasa”. Drepung Monastery, which in Tibetan language…
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MT. Kailash

MT. Kailash
As the main peak of the Gandise Mountains, Mount Kailash is the most famous holy mountain (Bonri Mountain and Himalayas are also holy mountains in Tibet) in Asian history. With 4 distinct sides, the gigantic pyramid has a round cap covered in eternal snow and ice. Standing far above surrounding mountains, Mount Kailash is just like…
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Tashi Lhunphu Monastery

Tashi Lhunphu Monastery
As an important national cultural relic protection site, the Tashi Lhunphu Monastery (means “Auspicious Sumeru” in Tibetan language) is located on the southern slope of the Nyiseri Mountain to the west of Shigatse City. It is the largest monastery of the Gelug Sect in Rear Tibet, and the main stage where generations of Panchen Lamas…
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Lake Manasarover

Lake Manasarover
Lake Manasarovar is located in the Burang County, 20 km southeast of the Mount Kailash. The lake is among the world’s highest freshwater lakes and also one of three Holy Lakes in Tibet. At an elevation of 4,583 meters, the lake covers 412 square kilometers. With the northern part broader than the southern end, the deepest point…
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Samye Monastery

Samye Monastery
Samye Monastery is thought to have been founded in the 8th century by King Trisong Detsen and be Tibet’s first monastery and its first university. It has been deconstructed and reconstructed a number of times, because the temple was destroyed during civil war, by fire in the 11th and 17th centuries, by earthquake in the…
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Potala Palace

Potala Palace
Potala Palace is the landmark of Lhasa and Tibet. Its history dates back to 630s, the time Songtsan Gambo, the King of Tibet, moved the capital to Lhasa. He ordered the establishment of Potala Palace for marrying Princess Wencheng in Tang Dynasty. Later, the 5th Dalai Lama and his government moved into Potala. Thus, the Potala…
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