TIBET - THE ROOF OF THE WORLD

Tibet, the remote and mainly-Buddhist territory known as the "roof of the world",.

 Tibet is on a high plateau—the Plateau of Tibet—surrounded by enormous mountain masses. The relatively level northern part of the plateau is called the Qiangtang; it extends more than 800 miles (1,300 km) from west to east at an average elevation of 16,500 feet (5,000 metres) above sea level.

 
The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso, who lives as a refugee in India. The Dalai Lama is also considered to be the successor in a line of tulkus who are believed to be incarnations of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.

 Tibet's phenomenal landscape is like no other place on Earth: rugged, remote and unforgettable. The vast Tibetan plateau contrasted against the snowcapped peaks of the world's highest mountains will leave you in awe. Tibet is often referred to as the 'roof of the world'.

 

 The city was trended as Forbidden place is due to the occupation of religious constructions. The complete city was flocked with numerous monasteries and temples and by the way, this city became home to many religious heads.

 The Tibetan Government in Exile asserts that Tibet was an independent state until the PRC invaded Tibet in 1949/1950.  Some Western scholars also maintain that Tibet was independent from c. 1912 to 1950.

 Whatever ties existed between the Dalai Lama and the Qing emperor were extinguished with the dissolution of the Manchu Empire. From 1911 to 1950, Tibet successfully avoided undue foreign influence and behaved, in every respect, as a fully independent state.

The main religion in Tibet has been Buddhism since its outspread in the 8th century AD.

Tibetan Buddhist practice features a number of rituals, and spiritual practices such as the use of mantras and yogic techniques. Supernatural beings are prominent in Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhas and bodhisattvas abound, gods and spirits taken from earlier Tibetan religions continue to be taken seriously

 The most unique aspect of the Tibetan system is that they did indeed combine the political and the religious, even providing for political succession by the Buddhist method of reincarnation. The main strengths of Tibetan culture, or of Tibetan high culture, derive from this long period of relative isolation.

 

The culture of Tibet is as distinctive as its high mountains and thousands of sacred lakes, and has its basis in both, among other things. Geographic and climatic conditions have helped to shape the unique culture of the Tibetan plateau, with no small influences from neighboring India, Nepal, and China.

 Tibet is home to the Himalayas, the world's tallest mountain range, including the magnificent Mount Everest. Aside from the towering mountains, Tibet is known for its splendid lakes and unique landscapes, such as the sparkling, sacred Namtso Lake and Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon, the deepest canyon in the world.

 Tibet is one of the most beautiful places in the world, strewn with snow-capped mountains and azure lakes, bustling cities and world-famous monasteries that exude the Tibetan culture. When you are in Tibet, you must visit its most famous lakes, including the Namtso Lake, Yamdrok Lake and the holy Manasarovar Lake.

The best time to visit Tibet is from June to August. Situated high on a plateau, Tibet experiences low temperatures and frost for the majority of the year. Summer is the only time where temperatures hover in the 70-degree range during the day.

 Temperatures average between 20 and 24 with temperatures from May to July reaching as high as 30 degrees. However, the temperature difference between day and night can be drastic. Average temperatures can drop to around 10-11 degrees, and have been known to reach as low as two degrees.

 The weather is dry, sunny and cool. The minimum temperature is 5 °C, and the maximum temperature is 19 °C. And Mt. Everest is especially clear in May.

National  Animal  .

Snow Lion

The Snow Lion, sometimes also Snowlion (Tibetan: གངས་སེང་གེ་, Wylie: gangs seng ge; Chinese: 雪獅), is a celestial animal of Tibet. It is the emblem of Tibet, representing the snowy mountain ranges and glaciers of Tibet, and may also symbolize power and strength, and fearlessness and joy, east and the earth element.

 

The flag is popularly known as the Snow Lion Flag due to the presence of the two snow lions. The flag was adopted as a symbol of the Tibetan independence movement, and has become known as the "Free Tibet flag".

National  Festival 

Tibetan New Year Festival is the most significant festival in Tibet. Tibetan people begin to celebrate on 29th December and the festival lasts for about 2 weeks, with the main celebrations on the first 3 days.

 Losar  festival

 Losar (Tibetan: ལོ་གསར་, Wylie: lo-gsar; "new year") also known as Tibetan New Year, is a festival in Tibetan Buddhism. The holiday is celebrated on various dates depending on location (Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, India) tradition.

Lamas are chanting and passing fire torches through the crowds. People perform the dance of the deer and amusing battles between the king and his ministers, and so on, people are cheering for the coming new year by dancing, singing, and merrymaking.

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  Tibet is  a safe place to travel.  Tibet is as safe a place to travel as any in Southeast Asia, and much safer than many of the countries that are generally popular tourist destinations.

  It is safe to travel to Tibet, as long as you do remember that this is a completely different land and culture, and you will need to respect their lifestyle and beliefs. Overall, there are few things in Tibet that are really dangerous, and most of those that are will not be there for you to encounter.

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