In Shannan, C city of Tibet, lies the life you yearn for!
Speaking of Shannan, most people may not be familiar with it, but when it comes to Tibet, everyone knows. Shannan is the C city of Tibet, where there is stunning natural scenery, full of mystery and beauty. If you come from afar to meet Tibet, don't miss it here!
⚠Small tips
✔Gongga Airport is about 65 kilometers away from Lhasa city, you can take the airport bus to Lhasa Gongga Airport bus stop
✔Do not exercise vigorously when you arrive in the plateau area, it is not recommended to take a bath on the same day, and do not drink alcohol! Pay attention to altitude sickness
✔To go to the Shannan area, you need to apply for a border defense certificate for free in advance at the place of household registration, and fill in the area as "Shannan area" or "all over Tibet"
Attractions recommendation
✅Samye Monastery
This is the first temple in Tibet, located in Zhanang County, Shannan City. Its architectural style is unique, with rich murals and historical background. There are white, red, black, and green Buddha pagodas built around it, the colors are very beautiful, you can make a wish! And it is placed at a high place at home for blessing.
⚠Please keep quiet during the visit and respect local culture and religious beliefs.
✅Yamdrok Lake
One of the three major lakes in Tibet, Yamdrok Lake, is known as the Thousand Island Lake on the plateau, 💦beautiful lake, clear water, surrounded by majestic mountains, is a paradise for photography enthusiasts. At different times of sunlight, the lake will show different colors, extremely rich blue, dreamlike, like a blue gem.
⚠The wind is strong by the lake, please keep warm; at the same time, do not throw garbage at will, protect the environment.
✅Rito Temple
This is a temple located on the top of the peninsula, surrounded by water on three sides, 💦deep on the north shore of Yamdrok Lake, known as the loneliest temple-Rito Temple, rarely known to outsiders, the temple is at the highest point of the peninsula, when you reach Rito Temple, you can overlook the beautiful scenery of Yamdrok Lake.
⚠This is a great place to watch Yamdrok Lake.
✅Puma Yumco
Here is the dreamy blue ice, ⛰the Puma Yumco will freeze a thick layer of ice in winter, under the sunlight, the ice surface sets off the blue of the lake, making you feel like stepping on Lake Baikal, taking pictures📷 is very out of the picture.
✅Kula Kangri
Known as one of the "Four Great Sacred Mountains" in the central region of Tibet, 🏞with an altitude of 7538 meters. Kula Kangri stands on the main ridge of the middle section of the Himalayas, and the entire snow mountain is composed of three peaks. There are 6 peaks over 7000 meters standing with Kula Kangri, which is very spectacular
⚠Best climbing season: April, May and September, October
👍Food recommendation
Tibetan Tsampa: One of the special foods in Tibet, with a unique taste
Barley Wine: A delicious wine brewed from barley, with a mellow taste and a long aftertaste
Butter Tea: One of the traditional drinks in Tibet
Tibetan Roasted Lamb Chops: Fragrant, you must try the authentic roasted lamb chops
If you like Tibet, why not come to Shannan for a tour, it is a niche travel destination, you will not regret coming here
Sangye Temple is not big, there are few people, accept the washing of the soul, very Tibetan characteristics, a good place to understand Tibetan culture, very religious hall, clean! It feels very good and worth recommending to everyone!
Tibet's first temple. In the early morning or evening, you can climb the top of the Haburi Shenshan Mountain next to the Sanye Temple, overlooking the panoramic view of Sanye Temple and the Yarlung Zangbo River, which is a great photography venue.
Sangye Temple has a history of more than 1,000 years. It is a monastery dominated by the master of cloud peanuts. It took 12 years to build it. This is the first monastery in Tibet with shaved monks. Sanye means to express surprise in Tibetan, out of the wonder of the Tibetan king's great power of the master of lotus peanuts. In the middle is the main hall, surrounded by four dozen weeks and four towers, all can enter the visit, if you look at each one, at least a whole day.
Sangye Temple was built in 779 AD, is the first Buddhist, French, monks and three treasures of the temple in Tibet, by the Lotus Peanut Master, the Jihu master personally designed, according to the Indian Bharatiya Dynasty built in Morveda Oudanda Zuli Temple as a model. The layout of the entire monastery is designed according to the structure layout of the "Great Thousand Worlds" in the Buddhist scriptures. It is built according to the Tantric Mandala: the Ubud Temple represents the Sumi Mountain in the center of the world. The four temples around the temple represent the four continents and eight continents in the four Aral Sea. The sun, The Moon Palace symbolizes the two temples of the sun and moon in the universe, and the temple walls symbolize the iron surrounding mountains outside the world; the four towers of red, white, green and black are built around the main temple to subdue all evil spirits and demons to prevent the occurrence of natural disasters and man-made disasters.
This is the first Tibetan Buddhist temple in the southern region of Shannan. It takes more than two hours to go all the way from Lhasa. The large temple is free to enter during the Spring Festival. There are several entrances around the temple. There are Tibetans who turn to the temple. There are red, white, black and blue inside and what color I forgot about a total of five. Tower, you can climb the tower, be careful to bow your head, the stairs are very narrow. There are also two main temples inside, dedicated to the master of the lotus flower, the incense is very strong, I like to turn the prayer wheel inside, very long prayer wheels follow the Tibetans all the way, many times it is blank, many times like to see the Tibetans devout worship. There is also a vegetarian canteen, which is very cheap.
The second time I went to Tibet, but the first time I entered the Sanye Temple, I felt a little squeezed. According to the locals, it was a magical place. The whole Sanye town is not big, it takes a few steps to get there, but it feels good.