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Historic Walking Area Attractions In Tibet

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The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, called Tibet or Xizang for short , is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, officially part of the region of southwest China. It was formally established in 1965 to replace the Tibet Area, an administrative division the PRC inherited from the Republic of China , about five years after the dismissal of the Kashag by the PRC following the 1959 Tibetan uprising, and about 13 years from the Tibet's incorporation into the PRC in 1951. The current borders of the Tibet Autonomous Region were generally established in the 18th century and include about half of ethno-cultura...
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Historic Walking Area Attractions In Tibet

  • 1. Barkhor Street Lhasa
    The Barkhor is an area of narrow streets and a public square located around Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet, China. The Barkor is a popular devotional circumambulation for pilgrims and locals. The walk was about one kilometre long and encircled the entire Jokhang, the former seat of the State Oracle in Lhasa called the Muru Nyingba Monastery, and a number of nobles' houses including Tromzikhang and Jamkhang. There were four large incense burners in the four cardinal directions, with incense burning constantly, to please the gods protecting the Jokhang. The Tromzikhang market is busy in Barkhor, and the area is a major tourist attraction. Because the Jokhang Temple has been a symbolic center of Tibetan protest since 1987, the Barkhor has also seen many demonstrations. In 1989, when year the ...
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  • 2. Gyangze Old Street Gyangze County
    Gyantse Town officially, Gyangzê Town is a town located in Gyantse County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It was historically considered the third largest and most prominent town in the Tibet region , but there are now at least ten larger Tibetan cities.
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