|
 Xigatse,
280km to the west of
Lhasa, 3,800 metres
above the sea level, is
the second largest city
in Tibet.
It is located in the
southwest of the
confluence of Transpo
River and its tributary.
Just as described as the
Fertile Land in Tibetan
language, its
agriculture and animal
husbandry now plays an
important role in
Southwest Tibet. It is a
city full of hotels and
inns, where people
traveling from Lhasa to
Nepal, or from Nepal to
Lhasa have to stay
overnight.
The most attractive in
Xigaze is Tashilunpo
monastery, which was the
seat of Panchen Lama,
who was equally
important as Dalai Lama.
Stupa of the 10th
Panchen Lama who died in
1989 was kept here. |
