http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardSELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 6131) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCTue 13 Sep 2010 3:57:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/attraction/tibet-museum/Located in the southeast of Norbulingka, Tibet Museum is a modern museum built in 1999. It covers total area of 23,508 square meters (5.8 acres) with an exhibition area of 10,451 (2.6 acres). The building of Tibet Museum is very magnificent, and it is a pioneering institution in the history of Tibet. The building complex is a wonderful combination of Chinese and Tibetan architectural styles. Walking up the steps to the building, visitors will be amazed by the colorful ornamented beams, pillars, ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 6130) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCTue 13 Sep 2010 3:48:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/attraction/pabonka-hermitage/Pabonka Hermitage (Pha bong kha), is an ancient royal palace founded by the 7th century Tibetan King, Songtsen Gampo. As part of Sera Monastery, it is about 8 kilometers from Lhasa in the Nyang Bran Valley on the side of Mount Parasol, and it is only one hour and a half walk from Sera Monastery. Pabonka Hermitage is one of the most ancient Buddhist sites in the Lhasa region, and it was built even before the Jokhang and Ramoche. It is said that Pabonka Hermitage was the place for several Tibetan ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 6128) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 9 Sep 2010 22:37:00 GMTjoycehttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/attraction/the-ani-cang-gu-nunnery-in-lhasa/Overview The Ani Cang Gu Nunnery is the only nunnery in the old district (the Eight-Corner Street district) of Lhasa. There are unique traditions and customs there. This temple is not only a paradise for the Buddhist nuns, but also an important place for women to learn Buddhism, culture and other kinds of knowledge. Some famous female dominant figures in the history were brought up here, such as the most famous female Living Buddha SangdingDuojiephamu. Now, there are about 100 Buddhist nuns i...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1012) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCMon 29 Aug 2010 23:02:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/attraction/gandan-monastery/Ganden monastery is the greatest and the oldest of the six Gelug Sect's monasteries, which is called one of the three principal monasteries' (the other two are Dreprung Monastery and Sera Monastery). At its peak, it had a registration of more than 4,000 monks. Tsong Khapa, founder of Gelug Sect, established it as the first Gelug monastery in 15th century when he carried out the religious reform in Tibet. The full name of Ganden monastery is Xizhuzhuenshengzhou in Chinese. Some scholars call it ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1019) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 24 Aug 2010 21:51:00 GMTapolohttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/attraction/drepung-monastery/Drepung Monastery lies in west of Lhasa under Mt. Gambo Utse, clustered round by the black mountain, its white grand buildings shining under the sunlight. Built in 1416, it is considered as one of the largest monasteries in the six principle monasteries of Gelu Sect in China. Drepung Monastery used to be the living palace of Dalai Lamas before the reconstruction of Potala palace(after the 5th Dalai Lamas was bestowed by Qing emperor Qianlong) Drepung monastery was founded in 1416 by a disciple ...]]>Wed 24 Aug 2010 4:43:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/bar/backpacker/Wed 24 Aug 2010 4:43:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/festival/yak-meat-barbecue/Wed 24 Aug 2010 4:42:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/bar/frontier-perspective/Wed 24 Aug 2010 4:41:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/bar/ganglamdo/Wed 24 Aug 2010 4:41:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/bar/majiami/Wed 24 Aug 2010 4:40:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/bar/national-music-country/Wed 24 Aug 2010 4:40:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/bar/shicao-hall/Wed 24 Aug 2010 1:20:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/festival/tibetan-singing-and-dancing-show/Wed 24 Aug 2010 1:19:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/festival/special-snacks-street/Wed 24 Aug 2010 1:19:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/festival/tianhai-night-market/Tue 23 Aug 2010 22:59:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/shop/xiamao-gabu-antique-shop/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 500) AND (ServiceType = 15) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCTue 23 Aug 2010 22:58:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/shop/tianjie-outdoors-shop/It mainly deals in various traveling bags, gloves, water-proof apparel, tents, muffles, hats, puttees, sunglasses, skin care cosmetic and so on. Among them, the prices of bags and tents are moderate....]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 502) AND (ServiceType = 15) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCTue 23 Aug 2010 22:57:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/shop/potala-thangkas-gallery/Chief line: Tibetan handmade wool tapestries, carpets, silk carpets, jewelry, Jades, religious artistic works, calligraphy and paintings of celebrities, sculptures and folk craftworks....]]>Tue 23 Aug 2010 22:45:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/shop/more-shopping-places-in-lhasa/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 499) AND (ServiceType = 15) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCTue 23 Aug 2010 22:45:00 GMTgo2chttp://www.chinatravel.com/tibet/lhasa/shop/ozark-specialty-shop/It is a famous shop specialized in mountaineering and trekking gear in the world. It mainly deal in mountaineering apparel, equipments, backpacks, shoes, gloves, glasses and other accessories that are of name brands and very expensive....]]>