- Location: Lhasa, Tibet, China potala palace tibet
- Best Time: May to October
- How to Reach: 65 km from Lhasa Airport
- Sightseeing: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street
The fortress-looking palace sits on the Potala Hill (Tibet) and it was the official Dalai Lama residence until 1959. Although the building now houses a state museum of China, the chapels, shrines, and artifacts of former Dalai Lamas still remain intact inside its halls.
“You have other places that are regionally important,” says Ward. “Sites where famous monks lived, or where their relics rest are also pilgrimage destinations. Natural sites, such as certain mountains, caves, and rivers [and] human-made holy sites, especially where giant statues of the Buddha have been erected, as in Leshan China, where the largest Standing Buddha in the world has been carved [are also important].”
