Highland Barley Wine, Lhasa
As one of the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in China, Lhasa is famous for its beautiful scenery, long history, unique customs and strong religious color. It has been honored as a tourist city, the most popular tourist city among European tourists, a national civilized city, a charming city with Chinese characteristics, and the most secure city in China. Tibetan New Year: The Tibetan people in Lhasa have been preparing for the New Year since the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar. The first day of the lunar calendar is the first day of the Tibetan New Year. The first thing they do is send people from each family to the river to carry back the first day of the New Year. A bucket of water - auspicious water. Starting from the second day of the Lunar New Year, relatives and friends visit each other to send New Year greetings. This activity lasts for three to five days. During the Tibetan New Year, in the square or open grassland, everyone forms a circle and dances Guozhuang dance and Xianzi. Dance, with the accompaniment of lyre, cymbals, gongs and other musical instruments, people hold hands and step on the ground to celebrate the festival and sing in harmony, while the children set off firecrackers. The Ox King Meeting: The Ox King Meeting starts on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month and usually lasts for more than ten days, sometimes even for a month. The number of people often reaches more than a thousand. During the Ox King Festival, people ask black speakers to chant sutras, blow yak horns, and slaughter dozens of yaks or hundreds of sheep. Due to the huge cost of the Ox King's Fair, this large-scale Ox King's Fair has only been held once in the past hundred years. The members participating in the Ox King Meeting all have the same blood relationship, and it is also included in the cultural festivals of ancestor worship. Chuanzhao Dharma Assembly: It is the largest religious festival in Tibet. By then, monks from the three major monasteries of Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Ganden Monastery in Lhasa will gather at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. This Dharma Festival was continued from the prayer meeting held by Master Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug Sect, in Lhasa in 1409. Since then, the scale has been continuously expanded and enriched, making the prayer meeting a fixed religious festival with a large scale. Yayu when it was first founded. Butter Lantern Festival: The fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the Tibetan calendar is the last day of the Chuanzhao Dharma Assembly. During the day, people go to various temples to pray to the Buddha; at night, a butter lantern festival is held on Barkhor Street in Lhasa, with various flower stands set up all over the street, filled with Colorful images of various gods, characters, birds, animals, flowers and trees, as well as puppet performances. At night, farmers in the suburbs sing, dance, and hold antiphonal singing competitions, which sometimes last for several days before ending. This is the most lively and happiest festival in Lhasa. Sagadawa Festival: The 15th day of April in the Tibetan calendar is the birthday, enlightenment and death of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. It is also a traditional festival of the Tibetan people. On this day of the Tibetan calendar every year, Tibetan men and women dress in festive attire and celebrate according to the According to their traditional customs, they gather in droves at the Dragon King Pond behind the majestic Potala Palace to hold this holy festival. Bathing Festival: It is a traditional festival for the Tibetan people. The Bathing Festival lasts for five or six days. During the festival, no matter in towns or villages, rural areas or pastoral areas, people bring tents and food such as butter tea, highland barley wine, and tsampa. On the banks of the Lhasa River, the Brahmaputra River, and on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, thousands of rivers and lakes compete to get into the water, play and swim in the water. Shoton Festival: Shoton Festival is one of the largest traditional festivals in Tibet. "Shoton" means yogurt. Shoton Festival was a purely religious festival before the 17th century. According to the regulations of Tibetan Buddhism Gelug , the sixth month of the Tibetan calendar is a forbidden period every year. Monks and nuns in monasteries across Tibet are not allowed to go out to avoid stepping on insects. When the ban is lifted on July 1st of the Tibetan calendar, they come down the mountain one after another. At this time, farmers and herdsmen must prepare their food. of yogurt tribute. This is the origin of Shoton Festival. During the festival, Tibetan people gather in small groups, men, women and children, carrying various baggage and highland barley wine barrels. Some even set up tents, spread mats and carpets on the ground, and put on highland barley, dishes and other festival foods. In Norbulingka, various agencies and units of the autonomous region will also arrange large-scale cultural and artistic activities, academic seminars, and economic and trade exchange meetings during the Shoton Festival, making the scene even more lively. Horse Racing Festival: Horse racing is a very favorite activity for the Tibetan people. It is not only a place for people to gather and exchange experience in agricultural and animal husbandry production in their spare time, but also a display of the spirit of the Tibetan people. Horse racing activities are almost indispensable in all Tibetan festivals that have been passed down among the people. Horse racing not only appears as a motif in the festival, but more importantly, the Tibetan people, based on their strong belief in horses, have formed such a traditional national "horse racing festival", and this event has a long-standing history. Wangguo Festival: The "Wangguo" Festival is an annual festival for the Tibetan people to wish for a good agricultural harvest.
On this day every year, the Tibetan people wear festive costumes, some carry colorful flags, some carry harvest towers made of highland barley and wheat ears, with white "hada" tied on the harvest towers, hold slogans, and some knock on the People beat gongs and drums, sang songs and Tibetan operas, and some carried the statue of Chairman Mao and circled the field. After the circle, people carried tents and highland barley wine, talking about ancient roads and modern times, and drinking carnivally. Some even held traditional horse racing and archery. , yak racing, horseback riding, singing and dancing, and Tibetan opera competitions. The urban style of Lhasa New Town is centered on the Potala Palace and Barkhor Street, extending to Sera Monastery in the north and Doirung Deqen County in the west. Looking across the city of Lhasa, the post and telecommunications building, news building, Lhasa Hotel, Tibet Hotel and other buildings of various colors are dotted around, intersecting with each other, continuous and shining. Standing on the top of the Potala Palace and overlooking the entire city of Lhasa, the entire urban area of ??Lhasa is full of new-style buildings hidden among green trees. Only the Barkhor Street area is full of prayer flags and mulberry smoke. Here, there are densely populated houses and streets with quite ethnic styles, and people from all over Tibetan areas gather. Many of them still wear the traditional costumes of their own people. The prayer wheels and rosary beads that never seem to leave their hands clearly show that Buddhism actually It has become a way of life. 10 Tourist Attractions There are many historical sites in Lhasa. The Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka are listed as world cultural heritage. The main tourist attractions include Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Ramoche Monastery, Zongjiao Lukang, Tibetan Tombs, Tsurbu Monastery, Lhasa Mosque, Qugong Ruins, Tibet Museum, Yaowang Mountain, Drikung Kagyu Sect Temple Group, etc. , the main commercial areas include Barkhor Street, Yutuo Road Pedestrian Street, Lhasa Department Store, etc. There are many geothermal hot springs with economic value and medical effect in the surrounding area. The Qusang Hot Spring in Doilungdeqing County and the Dezhong Hot Spring in Mozhugongka County are famous throughout the Tibetan area.