Palkhor Monastery Shigatse
Palkhor Monstery, also named Palcho Monastery, is very different from other monasteries. It lies about 230 kilometers (143 miles) south of Lhasa and 100 (62 miles) east of Shigatse at the foot of Dzong Hill. Built as a Tibetan monastery, its structural style is very unique…….
Zhangmu Port Shigatse
Zhangmu (elevations 2,300 meters), also known as Kasa, lies on a mountainside 10km (6 miles) inland from the Friendship Bridge that spans the Bhotekoshi (the Sun Koshi) River,This small town has become a major trading post between Tibet and Nepal…
Tashilumpo monastery Shigatse
It is located at the foot of Drolmari (Tara`s Mountain). Standing on the entrance of Tashilunpo, visitors can see the grand buildings with golden roofs and white walls. Besides the grand palace and gigantic statues, the Tashilunpo………
Sakya Monastery Shigatse
Sakya, meaning “Grey Soil” in Tibetan since the soil surrounding it is gray; its walls were painted in red, white and grey strips, which represent Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani respectively. Sakya Monastery, reputed as the “Second Dunhuang”…….
Yamdrok Yumtso Lake Shigatse
Yamdrok Yumtso is an outflowing lake which is connected with the Yarlung Tsangpo River. About 1 million years ago, huge mud-rock flow blocked the river valley in the upper reaches of the Moqu River nearYangse which is about 20 kilometers…….
Mt.Kailash Shigatse
A great mass of black rock soaring to over 22000 feet, Mt. Kailash has the unique distinction of being the world’s most venerated holy place. It is prayed by Buddhists, Hindus. Mt Kailash is an important place for Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims ……
Mount Everest Shigatse
Mt. Everest has two main climbing routes, the southeast ridge from Nepal and the northeast ridge from Tibet. Mt. Everest is called in Tibetan as “Quomolangma” which literally means “The Third Goddess”……
Rongbuk Monastery Shigatse
The monastery was built in 1899, as a Nyingmapa monastery since it was said that once Padmasambhava, founder of Nyingmapa, preceded his religious cultivation here,The monastery destroyed in the Cultural Revolution….
Xiqin Hot Spring &Yatung Hot Spring
Xiqin Hot Spring (4010 elevations) is located at Chusha Town in Lhatse County, 10 km from the county and 0.5 km from the No. 318 national highway. It is said lots of illness can be cured by taking a shower in the hot spring……
September 26th, 2011 at 12:45 am
We are in Guangzhou and we will visit Shigatse on the 4th of October , we go to Shigatse by train. is it possible to go Shigatse by train? thank you so much your information.
September 26th, 2011 at 7:21 am
If you choose to travel by train, get off at the Lhasa Railway Station and take a bus heading to Shigatse from either the Lhasa Bus Station or the Beijing Road (East). Here you will have a choice between buses, mini-buses and cars (such as the Santana and Toyota 4500). Fares range between CNY 38~100.