The Potala Palace, also known as the “Winter Palace” of Dalai Lama, is full of historical and archeological significance. The art works that embellish this old palace unfold the history of ancient China before you. They are evocative of the ancient Buddhist traditions and Tibetan culture. The Potala Palace was originally built in the 640′s, […]
You call it by any name; Sagarmatha (In Nepalese it means Forehead of the Sky) Devgiri (in Sanskrit, it means “holy mountain”) or Chomolungma or Qomolangma (in Tibetan it means “Mother of the Universe”) or pinyin (In Chinese it means of the country); it conjures up the image of peace and tranquility. It is the […]
We have read about this roof of the world in the pages of geography books. And for a generation of people making a tour to this mysterious plateau remained an unfulfilled dream due to a number of international political tangles. But hopefully for us, Tibet travel is no longer a big problem, either from abroad […]