LHASA, Tibet (China Daily/ANN) — Perched on crimson shoulders, Potala ascends a celestial stairway. Alabaster walls cradle golden roofs. Ancient stones murmur mantras, corridors breathe incense.
A middle-aged Tibetan woman named Cering entered the red and white Potala Palace carrying a prayer wheel, butter and highland barley wine. "The grand Potala Palace is matchless in the world. It is not ...
At 12,139 feet above sea level, Potala is the highest palace in the world. The 1,300-year-old structure was originally built as a gesture of love, commissioned by Tibetan king Songtsen Gambo for his ...
The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The complex, comprising the White ...
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