Mountain Attractions In Maizhokunggar County

The Adventurer from China

Zing Pang and friends just came to Madrid for some academic reason and so he showed up to the OSSS (Omarglobal Street Show Spectacular) in part because he has done a great expedition to Lhasa, about 2,000 Kms by bike. It was good to heard his story in Mandarin.

Lhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau, after Xining. At an altitude of 3,490 metres (11,450 ft), Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world. It contains many culturally significant Tibetan Buddhist sites such as the Potala Palace, Jokhang and Norbulingka palaces.
Lhasa is part of a prefecture, the Lhasa Prefecture, consisting of 7 small counties: Lhünzhub County, Damxung County, Nyêmo County, Qüxü County, Doilungdêqên County, Dagzê County and Maizhokunggar County.
Lhasa literally means place of the gods. Ancient Tibetan documents and inscriptions demonstrate that the place was called Rasa, which either meant goats' place, or, as a contraction of rawe sa, a place surrounded by a wall, or 'enclosure', suggesting that the site was originally a hunting preserve within the royal residence on Marpori Hill. Lhasa is first recorded as the name, referring to the area's temple of Jowo, in a treaty drawn up between China and Tibet in 822 C.E.
Lasted news about Lasha stated that the rise in anti-Chinese tensions and protests in a restive Tibetan region of Sichuan Province, including a startling wave of monk self-immolations, has taken place in the aftermath of sharp increases in the security budget for the area, which indicates the conflict is partly a result of heavy-handed tactics by the local security forces, according to an assessment by Human Rights Watch. More info here

Life in Lhasa