The Potala Palace in Lhasa is not the only place where you can find the Potala Palace, but also the Barkhor Street. Barkhor is the oldest street in Lhasa, but also the most Tibetan-style market in Lhasa today.
According to legend, after Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wencheng led the migration to Lhasa, the first thing they built was the Da Zhao Temple. Therefore, in the Tibetans have always been "the first Showa Monastery, only Lhasa City" said. After the construction of the big showa temple, Tibetan Buddhism followers began to around the big showa temple to turn, over the years will gradually form the Barkhor. Today's Barkhor Street is still the downtown area of Lhasa, come here you will see pious pilgrims, day after day of worship never stop.
? Barkhor Street entrance, stands a stone monument, monument next to a cut off the remnants of a thousand years of willow roots, later planted new trees on the side, some people call it Tang Willow or Princess Willow.
? In the Tibetan language, "Barkhor" is "in the transits" means. Barkhor Street, also known as Barkhor Street, is located in the Lhasa City District, around the Da Zhao Temple, by the southeast, northwest and north of the four sides of the ring road and become, more than 1,000 meters in circumference, is Lhasa's famous transits and commercial centers, the more complete preservation of the traditional face of the old city and the way of life.
The history of Barkhor Street can be traced back to more than 1300 years ago, it is a holy road, but also the people of Lhasa rely on the old street. On this old street, there are three traditional customs that represent the cultural heritage of Tibet: the historic Da Zhao Temple, the pious pilgrimage for thousands of years, and the ghee tea that Tibetans can't live without.
Sacred Street For Lhasa people here is also the center of the city, the most lively pedestrian street. Traditional costumes, ethnic handicrafts, and specialty food can all be found on Barkhor Street. Local people love to come here to enjoy the sweet tea time, early in the morning, late in the afternoon and night moments are inseparable from the sweet tea, ghee tea Lhasa people, in the Barkhor Street teahouse to spend the most leisurely time in the day.
? An old street record heritage of the people of Lhasa for thousands of years of faith heritage and life's fireworks, every city has an old street belonging to the sense of belonging to the locals, here is where they can rest assured that the pursuit of faith, at ease and leisurely to enjoy life's familiar harbor, it seems to come to this Barkhor Street everything is the most familiar flavor of life. So the first time to come to Lhasa, want to understand the real life of Tibetans, Barkhor Street is a small Tibetan epitome.
Come to the Barkhor Street, into the eyes of the building with an exotic flavor, the streets and alleys are operating in the local herbs and accessories, souvenirs, and a wide range of small commodities, with the development of the economy, Lhasa, this place, the foreign population in this side of the business is also a lot of people, if it is really uncomfortable to eat the local Tibetan food, there are a lot of various regions of the food halls, such as the southern food, northeastern food, and some Western restaurants. There are also some Western restaurants, that day at noon, we chose to eat in the Barkhor Street KFC.
The world's highest altitude city of Lhasa, there is no *** enjoy bicycle, only *** enjoy electric car, the streets and alleys can not see people riding bicycles, and even at night even the square dance of the public did not let me see.
Checking the data on my phone, I was surprised to find that on March 29th, I reached 21,160 steps and 13.9 kilometers, which was done in the high altitude of Lhasa, which is a bit unbelievable.
Walking in Lhasa without the fear of being in a plateau zone has made me fully integrated into the situation in Tibet, and I feel at ease.