It's hard to miss Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This grand, imposing structure stands more than 12,000 feet above sea level on Marpo-ri, or Red Hill, in the middle of central Lhasa.

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The newly decorated Potala Palace is pictured in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025.

Yak rides. Prayer flags. Ethnic dances. The Potala Palace. What do these have to do with the two sessions? A lot more than you might think. Advisers and legislators from Xizang have journeyed from ...

Its architecture resembles Lhasa's Potala Palace with fabulous woodwork and wall murals. From here visitors get a chance to view snow capped mountains surrounding it. Thiksey monastery is one ...

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- For those concerned about altitude sickness, a virtual reality (VR) immersive expedition in Beijing offers a unique opportunity to explore the Potala Palace ...

When Potala Palace was inscribed on the World Heritage List in December 1994, the Committee requested the Chinese authorities to consider the future extension of the World Heritage protected area to ...

After five years of work, Chen Zhen of CCTV has made the first feature length documentary about the Potala Palace, a film that reveals the long history and the splendid culture of the Tibetan ...