The Tibetans need tickets to enter the Potala Palace.
The Tibetans (Tibetan: ?) is one of the 56 ethnic groups in China, and is an aboriginal inhabitant of the Tibetan Plateau. In China's territory is mainly distributed in the Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province and the western part of Sichuan Province, Yunnan Diqing, Gansu Gannan and other areas, in addition to India, Bhutan, the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and other regions also have Tibetan distribution. Lhasa is the holy land in the hearts of Tibetans. The current Tibetan population is around 7.5 million worldwide, about 7 million within China (2016), and the population of ethnic Tibetans is conservatively estimated to be over 10 million.
The history of the Tibetans is an integral part of Chinese history, and is one of the oldest ethnic groups in China and South Asia.After the establishment of the Tubo regime in the early 7th century, the Tubo's contacts with the Tang Dynasty became increasingly frequent.The 10th to 16th centuries were a period of flourishing ancient Tibetan culture.In 1951, Tibet was peacefully liberated.
The Tibetans have their own language and script. The Tibetan language belongs to the Tibetan branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family of the Sino-Tibetan language family, and is divided into three dialects: Weizang, Kang, and Amdo.
The Tibetans generally believe in Tibetan Buddhism. In the seventh century A.D., Buddhism was introduced into Tubo from Tianzhu, and has a history of more than 1400 years. The Tibetan people have created a splendid national culture, leaving an extremely rich cultural heritage in literature, music, dance, painting, sculpture and architectural art. The Tibetan carving skills are superb. In addition, Tibetan opera is unique, and Tibetan medicine is also an important heritage of mankind.