Tibet Autonomous Region - Other Scenic Spots 其它景点

The Yarlung Zangbo (Yalu Tsangpo) River 雅鲁藏布江

The Yarlung Zangbo River Gorge, which stretches 496 kilometers and has an average depth of more than 5,000 meters, presents a major challenge for many hardy adventurers.

The Yarlung Zangbo River (with a total length of 2,900 kilometers, of which 1,787 kilometers within the boundaries of the Chinese Territory), which has its source on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, flows at the highest elevation of any river in the world and consists of surging rapids and dangerous shoals.

Sakya Monastery 萨迦寺

Built in 1073, the Sakya Monastery, located 450 kilometers west of Lhasa, has long enjoyed nearly the same fame as the Dunhuang Grottoes for its large collection of Buddhist scriptures, valuable porcelain and vivid wall paintings dating back nearly one thousand years. The most valuable objects in the collection are ancient vases presented by emperors of different periods of the Yuan Dynasty to the leader of the Sakya sect. Other valuables include a jade bowl, a gold-plated Buddha, imperial shoes and a gold seal. Other exhibits, on display at the Tibet Museum to mark the 50th anniversary of Tibet’s peaceful liberation, show that the Yuan Dynasty divided Tibet into three military areas with 15 districts. The museum contains letters of appointments of Tibetan officials by the Ming emperors and the certificates and seals of emperors of the Qing Dynasty used inn appointing Dalai and Panchen lamas. It also has a picture showing the ceremony of the 14th Dalai Lama ascending the holy throne, presided over by Kuomintang government officials, as well as documents on the peaceful liberation of Tibet signed by the central government and the government of Tibet. An imposing array of valuable cultural relics on display at the Sakya Monastery in Lhasa prove that Tibet became part of China in the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 ) and has remained under the administration of the central government of China since that time.

Old Castle Turned into a Tourist Resort 旧城堡变成旅游区

China has turned Zongshan Castle, a former battleground where Tibetan residents fought British troops in early 20th century, into a tourist resort. The castle lies in Gyangze, one of the four major cities in Tibet, and was the site of major battles between local people and the invading British army. Crowns of visitors now climb to the mountaintop and have their photographs taken in front of cannons and the castle’s crumbing walls. In the winter of 1903, a British force of 3,000 troops set out from India for a second round attacks on Tibet. Local soldiers and militiamen met them. The British troop, equipped with machine guns and cannons,, opened fire on some 1,000 local soldiers armed mostly with knives firelocks and pikes. The fighting turned so fierce that local lamas volunteered for service. In the end, those soldiers who did not die in battle jumped off a cliff. The Gyangze Memorial Museum now exhibits some of the firelocks and pikes used by the Tibetan soldiers as well as British shells and bullets. The museum’s most impressive item on display is a cannon, presented by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, which was used in the battle against the British. The Chinese characters engraved on the cannon are still clearly visible.

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