Sample the Taste – Eat in Lhasa

In Lhasa, you can also find other kinds of food besides Tibet food, including
Beijing cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Mongolian and even
western-style cuisine. Deji Road is the most popular dining place
among locals. Western and Tibetan style restaurants in Beijing Road and
the Barkhor Street are always crowded with visitors. Some big hotels
also serve Nepalese and Indian food.
All restaurants of various classes are decorated and furnished in the
traditional Tibetan style. Diners can enjoy delicious Tibetan dishes while
admiring paintings and murals symbolizing happiness and good luck in the
restaurants. High on the menu are such flavors as sausages, barley wine,
butter oil tea, beef and mutton eaten with the hands, yak tongue, steamed
buns, Tsampa made from highland barley, pastries, minced mutton and beef.

Local Restaurants
The best places for breakfast are probably the Dunya and Nam-tso
restaurants. All the eateries listed serve lunch and dinner, but you will struggle
to find a meal after about 9.30pm.
Most individual travellers eat in the Tibetan quarter around the Barkhor
Square area and there are plenty of great restaurants to try.

How to Exchanging Money in Tibet

In  Tibet,  the  only  place  to  change  foreign  currency  and  travellers
cheques  is  the  Bank  of  China.  Top-end  hotels  in  Lhasa  have
exchange services but only for guests. Outside of Lhasa, the only other
locations  to  change  money  are  in  Shigatse,  Zhangmu,  Purang  (cash
only) and Ali, and at the airport on arrival. If you are travelling upcountry,
try  to  get  your  cash  in  small  denominations:  Y100  and  Y50  bills  are
sometimes difficult to get rid of in rural Tibet.
The  currencies  of  Australia,  Canada,  the  US,  the  UK,  Hong
Kong, Japan, the euro zone and most of the rest of Western
Europe  are acceptable at the Lhasa Bank of China. The official rate  is
given at all banks and most hotels, so there is little need to shop around
for the best deal. The standard commission is 0.75%.
The  only  place  in  Tibet  to  officially  change  RMB  back  into  foreign
currency is the central Lhasa branch of the Bank of China. You will need
your original exchange receipts. You cannot change RMB into dollars at
Gongkar airport.
Moneychangers at Zhangmu (by the Nepal border) will change yuan into
Nepali  rupees  and  vice  versa.  Yuan  can  also  easily  be  reconverted  in
Hong Kong and, increasingly, in many Southeast Asian countries.

What is the best time and best way to see Mount Everest

Mt. Everest is reputed as the highest mountain in the world, but the height of this peak is decreasing day by day due to the global warming. The official height of the Everest is 8848.13 meters above sea level, but it is 8844.43 meters above sea level in 2005 according to the latest survey. Every year, lots of people from all over the world come here to visit this greatest mountain which belongs to the Himalayan ranges. The best time to travel to the Mt. Everest is from April to May and from September to November or we can say in spring and autumn. 

Some tourists say that the best way to see Mount Everest is to get a distant view of the Mt. Everest. Only when we stand far away can we get a clear idea that it is the highest one compared with the surrounding world’s highest peaks over 8,000m. While if we stand at the foot of the Mt. Everest, we cannot compare it with other mountains. 

While for the more adventurous individuals, the best way to see Mount Everest is to make the trek and hike to the Everest Base Camp and spend a camping night the EBC to enjoy different sights of the Mt. Everest, its sunrise, its sunset and its night sky. For mountaineering enthusiasts, the best way to see the Mt. Everest is to climb to the top of the peak.

Nechung Monastery

Only 10 minutes’ walk downhill from Drepung Monasdtery, Nechung is worth a visit for its historical role. Nechung Monastery, also known as the Oracle Monastery, served an important role in protecting high-ranking officials of Buddhism since the 12th century. It was the Seat of the State Oracle of Tibet. It is located a short 10 minute walk down from Drepung Monastery, and was the residence of the three-headed, six-armed deity Pehar, protector of the seat of the State Oracle. The Dalai Lama would not make any major decision or take any action without first consulting with the State Oracle at Nechung.

The position was considered that important. The housings served the Seat up until 1959 when the Dalai Lama was forced to flee to India. The temple and monastery were completely devastated during the Cultural Revolution. Recent efforts have helped to largely restore it to its former condition. It now also contains a huge, newly struck statue of Guru Rinpoche and is home to only a handful of monks.

The best way to get to tibet

In the past years,how to get to Tibet is the biggest problem for tourists. But now tourists can go to Tibet by train via the Qinghai-Tibet railway, from Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Xining and Xi'an. Travelling to Tibet by train can be a wonderful experience of riding the world's highest altitude railway. The whole Tibet train journey is full of countless breathtaking sceneries. There are 45 stations along the 1972 km long Qinghai-Tibet railway from Xining to Lhasa and every station has unique scenery. To provide travellers better opportunity to enjoy the stunningly beautiful scenery on that way, scenery-viewing platforms have been set up at nine stations, which includes: Yuzhu Peak Station, Chumaer River,Tuotuo River, Buqiangge, Tanggula Mountain, Lake Namtso, Nagqu, Damshung, Yambajan. The train will stay for around 15 minutes in each station.


Therefore, it is difficult to say what is the best way to get to Tibet. When you get more time, why not go to Tibet by train to have an eyeful of the breathtaking scenery along the world's highest railway and get a lifetime experience of the engineering miracle regarded by Forbes. But being a busy guy, flying to Tibet within two hours is absolutely your best choice. While for those who enjoy to challenge themselves, it is a great chance to get to Tibet train by overland.

The history of Mount Everest

The history of Mount Everest

In 1921, the British first climbing team started to climb Mount Everest which is led by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Howard Bury and reached an altitude of 7000 m. The second British climbing team reached an elevation of 8320 m with oxygen equipments. The third British team started its exploration in 1924. During the exploration, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappeared when they were climbing to the top of Mount Everest with oxygen supply. Mallory’s body was found at an altitude of 8150 m in the year of 1999. Because of the missing camera he carried, it can not determine whether he and Owen was the first person successful reached the top of Mount Everest.



There are more than 50 mountains at an elevation no less than 7000 meters in the Himalayan mountain range. "Himalaya" means the "snow village" in the Tibetan language where covered by snow all year-round. Mount Everest is the world’s highest mountain located on the border between China and Nepal which is up to the height of 8844.43 meters.



Due to Mount Everest’s unique geographical environment, the annual minimum temperature is always from minus forty to thirty degrees. It provided a convenient condition of Tibet Everest expedition which has become a very important scenic spot in Tibet tourism. Mount Everest looks like a giant pyramid-shaped mountain, the snow line of North Slope at elevation of 5800-9200 meters and southern slope of 5500-6100 meters. There are 548 continental glaciers between ridges and cliffs with a total area of ​​1,457.07 square kilometers which mainly depends on the Indian monsoon rainfall.





People have noticed the value of Mount Everest for a long time. Chinese climbers and scientists reached the top of Mount Everest from the northern slope and creating the unprecedented mountaineering miracle in the history of world climbing in 1960. Chinese workers cooperated with climbers accurately measured Mount Everest’s height and draw a detailed map of the Everest region. All of these have a contribution to Chinese development and utilization of natural resources in the Tibetan plateau. According to these explorations, Mount Everest base camp tours have become more and more popular in recent years. People would like to have Mount Everest tours rather than to visit some normal scenic spots if they trip to Tibet.



It has become very popular among travelers to travel from Lhasa to Everest Base Camp in recent years. Tibettravel.Org, as a top online Tibet travel agency, has organized such a tour for thousands of foreign travelers since 2009. Its professional team with excellent trip advisors, knowledgeable tour guides and experienced drivers always makes travelers enjoy a memorable trip. For more information about it, please visit http://www.tibettravel.org/.

Tibetan antelopes' number is growing larger

Tibetan antelopes are very sensitive to the climate and the living environment. Therefore, the little change of their habitats and migratory paths prove that the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau remains the favorable home of wild animals, According to experts, the Tibetan antelope must maintain a population of 50,000 or they will degenerate.
 
A Tibetan antelope gallops at the foot of Hoh Xil Mountain in Golmud, northwest China's Qinghai Province. The number of Tibetan antelope has resumed to more than 300,000 thanks to better ecological environment and less armed poaching. And thanks to the protection of the government those year, the number of Tibetan antelopes is on rise.

A Tibetan antelope gallops at the foot of Hoh Xil Mountain in Golmud


Tibetan antelopes look for food at the foot of Hoh Xil Mountain in Golmud


Tibetan antelopes look for food at the foot of Hoh Xil Mountain in Golmud


A Tibetan antelope looks for food at the foot 


ibetan antelopes gallop at the foot of Hoh Xil Mountain in Golmud


A Tibetan antelope looks for food at the foot of Hoh Xil Mountain in Golmud


Tibetan antelopes gallop