Sera Monastery and the shopping haven, Barkhor Street. Southwest of Lhasa lies Tibet's second largest city and tourist hub, Shigatse. Shigatse bears a striking resemblance to Lhasa. Not only does ...

The streets around the ancient Jokhang Temple and other monasteries in Lhasa ... Kelsang Lhamo, a 40-year-old Tibetan woman, said she paid a visit to a monastery near her house.

You can find the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet's second largest city found 168 miles west of Lhasa. Since you are not allowed to travel outside of Lhasa independently under the terms ...

Situated 5 kilometers west of Lhasa, it was a major center of ... of the Manjushri Bodhisattva and Sitatapatra. Sera Monastery, one of Tibet’s six Gelugpa monasteries, is renowned for its ...