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Historical Attraction Parks
Jokhang Temple
Though Potala will be the first sight in Lhasa, the Jokhang Temple is actually the spiritual heart of the city, as well as the busy hub of the main market district, Bakhor.
Founded over 1300 years ago, the golden roofed temple is a mixture of Tibetan, Indian, Nepalese, and Chinese architecture and is Tibet's holiest shire

 
Bakhor Street
Barkhor, a circular street at the centre of Old Lhasa, is the oldest street in a very traditional city in Tibet. It is a place where Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts assemble and a place to which a visit must be paid. To the west of the north street of Barkhor, in front of a juniper hearth, the annual ceremony to hail Maitreya (Buddha of the Future) is held. Tibetans pray before the hearth to expect fortune in the next year. A yamun, which used to be the office of a Lhasa magistrate, squats nearby. A small lane leads northward to a nearby market, the oldest market in Lhasa
 
Norbulingka
Norbulingka, meaning "Treasure Park"
was first built in the 1740s. As a result of continuous expansion by the Dalai Lamas, it covers an area of 40
hectares. . The Fourteenth Dalai Lama lived in the Kelsang Potrang during the construction of his new palace. Construction seldom stopped under the reigns of different Dalai Lamas.
In 1956 the Fourteenth Dalai Lama finished his own palace .Takten Migyur Potrang, usually called the New Summer Palace. In the past, each spring a grand procession of lamas would follow the Dalai Lama to move into the park. Before 1959, common people had no access to the palace. Khamsum Zilnon is a very eye-catching building behind the main gate. It was originally a Han style pavilion and later changed into a theatre where the Dalai Lamas watched Tibetan opera..
   
Monastries
Drepung Monastery
 Drepung Monastery, the largest and richest monastery in Tibet, was founded in 1416 by a disciple of Tsong Khapa under the patronage of a noble family and later enlarged by the Fifth Dalai Lama. Drepung, which means rice heap in Tibetan, lies 8 kilometres west of Mt. Gambo Utse. The monastery covers a floor space of more than 200 thousand square meters. At its peak, it had a registration of more than 10,000 thousand monks. Many high and learned lamas had studied here.
 
Sera Monastery
 Sera, one of the three largest monasteries of Gelugpa, sit at the foothills of Tatipu. It is as prestigious as Drepung and Ganden, which both have longer histories. Sera, in Tibetan, means "Wild Rose Garden" since opulent wild rose woods once grew around it. Sera's collection of murals is maintained in perfect, original condition. Its statues of Maitreya, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats are very noteworthy. Scriptures written in gold powder, scroll paintings, a tapestry portrait of Jamchen Chojey, and thangkas can be seen throughout Sera.