Tibet Lhasa Tour Sightseeing: Jokhang Monastery

Jokhang Monastery

Jokhang Monastery is located in the center of the ancient city of Lhasa, Tibet.  Jokhang monastery was built in the seventh century by Songtsan Gambo. Its four-story main building demonstrates a combination  of Tibetan, Nepal, Indian, and Han architectural styles, as well as a Mandala world outlook of Buddhism. With the Hall of Amitayus Sutra as its center, the monastery symbolizes the nuclear of the universe.  The Hall of Sakyamuni is the essence of the monastery.

Front side of Jokhang Monastery

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What you need to honw for traveling in Tibet?

Mountain Sickness:
What the visitors to Tibet are concerned about is the mountain sickness. On highland, the air is thin and the air contains less oxygen. If the elevation increases quickly, you will find uncomfortable, such as taking airplane or buses to Tibet. With mountain sickness, you will feel headache, dizzy, heavy breathing, tired and insomnia.  Those with heart diseases or high blood pressure should be more careful.

Suggestions before you go to Tibet:

Get as fit and healthy as possible, both physically and psychologically. Visitors having record of heart, lung, other organ problems or anemia should consult their doctor before making the decision to visit Tibet.

 Mountain Kailash

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Common Knowledge About Tour to Tibet

Taboos part four:
No smoking in monasteries. Also it is banned to touch the statue of Buddha and religious articles and take pictures of them. In addition all should walk clockwise ( not in the Bon temples) in the monastery or around the monastery outside.

A monastery in Amdo area of Tibet

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Common Knowledge About Tours to Tibet

Taboos part three:
Tibetan people don't eat horse, dog and donkey meat and also don't eat fish in some areas. Beef, lamb, and pork are the common meat in their lives.

Tibet dumpling Momo.

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