EL PAÍS travels to the autonomous region of China, where governments and NGOs denounce the violation of rights and Beijing ...

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 Potala Palace is the biggest extant lamasery in China. Inside the Potala the hails housing chortens are holy places and therefore their roofs are gilded. Kept there are chortens of the fifth ...

The spiritual leader, who escaped from Lhasa on March 17, 1959, has written a new book in which is he is unapologetically candid about the Chinese leadership.

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More than 20 monks and officials from 12 countries visited the Lama Temple and the China Tibetology Research Center in ...

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 ...

Exploring harmony in Xizang’s growth, culture & nature – by Harold Weldon, Global Times.Beijing, China, April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In September 2023, I was honored to travel to China's Xizang ...

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 ...