China is home to some of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring landscapes in the world. From the tranquil rivers of Guilin to ...

It's hard to miss Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This grand, imposing structure stands more than 12,000 feet above sea level on Marpo-ri, or Red Hill, in the middle of central Lhasa ...

Nov. 9, 2006 — -- For centuries, Tibet developed a remarkable and entirely unique culture. The country, hidden behind the highest mountains on earth, spreads across a plateau that is, on ...

A firefighter removes weeds from the surroundings of the Potala Palace for winter fire prevention in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 6, 2019. The 1,300-year-old ...

Officials at Tibet's Potala Palace in Lhasa have rejected concerns that the 1,300-year-old palace is being hemmed in by ugly, modern Chinese buildings. Palace director Qiangba Gesang said the Chinese ...

The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama, ... The Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple Monastery and Norbulingka were added to the list respectively in 1994, 2000 and 2001.

Workers paint the wall of the Potala Palace during an annual renovation of the ancient architectural complex in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 28, 2020. (Xinhua ...

LHASA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The iconic Potala Palace in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will be open to the public free of charge from Friday to the end of 2021, as authorities strive to ...

The Potala Palace was named a World Heritage site in 1994 by UNESCO, and the neighboring Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka and were added on as extensions in 2000 and 2001, respectively.

Since the seventh century CE the Potala Palace has been the winter home of the Dalai Lama. As it stands today, construction of the modern Potala Palace began in 1645 during the reign of the Great ...

The Potala Palace remains a powerful symbol of Tibet, despite decades of cultural and political change. Potala Palace: Tibet’s Towering Spiritual Sanctum – The Diplomat All Sections Search ...