Exploring Lhokha Prefecture: Birthplace of Tibetan Civilization

According to the Records of Samye Temple, Trisong Detsen personally laid the foundation stone for the temple in 762 AD. It took twelve years and was finally completed in 775 AD. Legend has it that when it was first built, Trisong Detsen was eager to know what it would look like after it was completed, so...Read More

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 west from Baidi and the lake became a continental lake. Yamdrok Yumtso takes a shape...Read More

Tombs of Tibetan king Buried here are the kings, the ministers and the royal concubines from the 29th Tsanpo to the last(the 40th). It is also the largest Mausoleum group in Tibet. From all of the tombs, the most remarkable one is King Songtsan Gampo’s. Situated on the Muchong Hill opposite to the Yarlung River, which...Read More

Lhamo Latso means “auspicious heavenly mother lake” or “numinous mother lake” in Tibetan and another name for it is Qiongguoje Lake. Standing on the mountain top as high as 5,100 meters and looking down, the holy lake is surrounded by mountains. And it takes a head bones skeleton shape like a mirror at the foot...Read More