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Shigatse
Shigatse (officially: Xigazê; Tibetan: ²¦¢©º; Wylie: gzhis ka rtse; Simplified Chinese: ¥; Traditional Chinese: ¥; pinyin: Rìkazé) is a county-level city and the second largest city in Tibet with a population of 80,000. It is located at the confluence of the Yarlong Tsangpo (Wylie: yar lung gtsang po) (or Brahmaputra) and Nyangchu (Wylie: nyang chu) rivers in west Tibet and was the ancient capital of U-Tsang province. It is also the name of the surrounding county.- Tashilhunpo Monastery. The traditional seat of the Panchen Lamas. It was constructed in 1447 and is where the Panchen Lamas resided and conducted their religious and secular duties. Covering a floorspace of 300,000 square meters, the monastery is enshrined with the world's largest gilded bronze Buddhist statue, the 22.4 meter high statue of Maitreya Buddha.
- The free market and the gift market in Old Town
- The ruins of the Xigatse Fortress
Tibetan Ritual in Shigatse
This is a ceremony called "Cham" which is performed the day before the Tibetan New Year. Crowds pack in and around the temple, in a frenzy
Tibet Shigatse
Diaporama...temple panchenlama tibet pélerins
shigatse boy
cute tibetan boy in shigatse poses for the camera...tibet shigatse ies beijing
Driving Through Shigatse
Here, we are driving through Shigatse, Tibet's second largest city and home of the Panchen Llamas. You can see some kids waving and yelling at us and
Tibetan monks in Shigatse
Tibetan monks in Shigatse...Tibet
105 on the road between Lhasa and Shigatse - Tibet
105 na estrada entre Llasa e Shigatse......Sai para dar uma volta
Shigatse
Monks...Tibet
Tibetan monks in Shigatse
Tibetan monks in Shigatse...Tibet
Shigatse
Our dirty room and our mishap at the road side stall...Shigatse dirty room crab sticks
China 042 - Festival at Tashilhunpo, Shigatse (Tibet)
Festival at Tashilhunpo, Shigatse (Tibet)...china djoser CH170309 tibet shigatse buddhism festival
China 039 - Festival at Tashilhunpo, Shigatse (Tibet)
Festival at Tashilhunpo, Shigatse (Tibet)...china djoser CH170309 lhasa tibet shigatse buddhism
Shigatse Meat Market
Shigatse Meat Market...tibet
China 040 - Festival at Tashilhunpo, Shigatse (Tibet)
Festival at Tashilhunpo, Shigatse (Tibet)...china djoser CH170309 lhasa tibet shigatse buddhism tashilhunpo
Tibetan ritual - Shigatse, Panchan lama
", is a Tibetan contraction of the Sanskrit (scholar) and the Tibetan chenpo (great)....Tibet Shigatse Xigazê Tashilhunpo Monastery China
Tibet - on top of the world
. From Kathmandu all the 1000km on the Friendship Highway past places like Gyantse, Shigatse to Lhasa - the Roof of the World, the Seat of the Gods
Tibet
, that had such a great role in the history of Tibet, Tashilhumpo in Shigatse, the seat of Panchen Lama whose personality is mixed presently in political controversy
Tibetan Mountain Climbing
while we were in Tibet. One was in Lhasa, the other was in Shigatse....ASAP Asia Adventure StudyAbroad mountain Tibet Lhasa Shigatse climbing
Tibet Part1: Along the FriendshipHighway Tingri/Everest
5.000m past Tingri (where you get a glimpse on the Everest), Shigatse, Gyantse all the way to Lhasa. There are heavy roadconstructions going on
Nearest places of interest:
| Potala Palace Jokhang Tashilhunpo Gurla Mandhata | Gyantse Paro Airport Darjeeling Changtse |
Popular places:
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Beijing Tianjin Shanghai Nanjing |
Chengdu Changsha Kunming Ürümqi |
