1, things to prepare for going to Tibet
① Documents: ID card, bank card, student ID card, military officer ID card, etc.
② Daily necessities: sunscreen, toiletries, skin care products, cosmetics and makeup remover.
③ Clothing: jacket, thick coat, underwear and casual shoes.
④ Drugs: Rhodiola, cold medicine, gastrointestinal medicine and band-aid.
⑤ Others: sunglasses, sun hats, masks, health codes.
2. Matters needing attention when going to Tibet for the first time
When you just get off the train and plane, pay attention to walking slowly and don't do strenuous exercise.
② Don't wash your hair and take a bath on the day you enter Tibet. After two days in Lhasa, you think there is no problem. You can take a bath and wash your hair during the day.
Remember to drink more water after entering Tibet. The climate in Tibet is very dry. If you don't drink water, you will feel smoke in your throat.
3. Accommodation choice in Tibet
In the peak season, pleasant hotels are easy to be full, so please pay attention to booking in advance.
② Jokhang Temple-Barkhor Street: The tourist facilities here are perfect, and most of the characteristic restaurants and bars are concentrated here.
③ Potala Palace: It is convenient to see the night scene at night, and it is not far from Barkhor Street on foot, but the accommodation is average.
④ Ji Zha Temple-Sera Temple: It is quiet to live in this area, and it is convenient to go to Sera Temple or Jokhang Temple on foot.
4. Tourism in Tibet
The quickest way-fly to Tibet
Advantages: short time and convenience.
Disadvantages: I can only see the scenery of Lhasa, but I can't see the scenery of the Sichuan-Tibet line.
② The most economical way-train entering Tibet and plane returning.
Advantages: fast speed, short time, direct access to Lhasa, Qinghai-Tibet Railway for sightseeing.
Disadvantages: it will be boring after a long time.
③ The most challenging way-self-driving
Advantages: the freest and most comfortable way.
Disadvantages: driving for a long time is easy to fatigue, and no signal in some areas may affect navigation.
5. Recommended tourist attractions in Tibet
① Potala Palace: the first choice in Tibet, located in Lhasa, was built in Songzan Gambo period, about 1300 years ago, and is a world cultural heritage.
Jokhang Temple: Tibetan Buddhist temple, located in Lhasa, occupies the supreme position in Tibetan Buddhism.
Linzhi: Known as the "Tibetan land south of the Yangtze River", there are hundreds of acres of wild peach blossoms, and the Peach Blossom Festival is held every March at a low altitude.
④ Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon: the largest canyon in the world, and peach blossoms will bloom near the canyon in spring.
Namtso: The third largest saltwater lake in China and one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet, with magnificent scenery, and Nyainqentanglha Mountain, which is covered with snow all year round, is in the south.
Yang Zhuo Yongcuo: Tibet Jasper Lake, one of the three sacred lakes, is like a sapphire on the plateau.
⑦ Namgyabawa Peak: Known as the father of mountainous areas in Tibet, it was also named as the top ten most beautiful snow-capped mountains in China by China Geography magazine.
Nyainqentanglha Mountain is one of the three sacred mountains in Tibet and the largest glacier area in the southeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
6. Taboos to travel to Tibet
Short skirts, short sleeves, hats and sunglasses are forbidden in many temples in Tibet.
(2) Many temples are not allowed to take photos. You Xie Temple in remote areas can take photos, but you need permission. Don't take pictures of pilgrims at will. You must get permission to take pictures.
③ Respect local cultural beliefs, and don't talk about political and religious beliefs in Tibet.
Tibetans are generally hospitable. Don't pat their faces without permission.
Many lakes in Tibet are local sacred lakes, so don't take off your shoes when playing.
⑥ Do not take oxygen when there is no hyperreflexia or mild hyperreflexia. Oxygen inhalation is dependent. If you have a headache with obvious hyperreflexia, you can eat ibuprofen and drink glucose with vomiting, which will be obviously improved.
⑦ Pregnant women with heart disease, hematological diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and high risk should not enter Tibet, and those with colds and fever should be cautious.