Lhasa is the capital of the Tibet autonomous region of China, has a history of over 1300 years, the region is also the political, economic, cultural and transportation center. Lhasa City, rural area of nearly 30000 square kilometers,400000 of the population. Of which the urban area of 51square kilometers, population of the city of more than 14, there are Tibetan, Han, Tibetan and other ethnic back,87% of the population.
The middle of the seventh Century, the Tibetan tribal leader Song Zanganbu in a base foundation. In 641 ad, Song Zanganbu completed a big industry after Tang Dynasty, married Wen Chenggongzhu, Princess Wencheng recommended to use white goat back soil filling the lake temple. Then, the original temple, which is now the Jokhang Temple, named" cause," in Tibetan, means " goat's back". Finally," trouble," is translated into" logic", and gradually turn into "Lhasa". But for thousands of years, it was ever a few degrees become Tibet and activity center, in Lhasa, be be worthy of the name" sacred ground".
The city of Lhasa beautiful scenery, known as" the blue waves of joy" Kat Qu He ( Lhasa River ), from the snow gleams white. The Nianqing Tanggula Mountain in the frozen snow Canyon surging, spraying spit jade beads, flying over the forest, through countless canyons, rural Makino, full-length 315kilometers, in Qushui to side trunk Bay empties into the Brahmaputra, formed the Bai Er blue water blending the wonders. The ancient city of Lhasa stood the blue auspicious river. City Potala Palace rising to the skies, street freely, building cluster, heavy traffic, colourful. Ancient and modern, tradition and innovation, religious and secular, the sutra-turning tube and computer, yesterday, today and tomorrow, are here, condensation and blending of collision.
Lhasa is located in central Tibet plateau,3650 meters above sea level, the coordinates of longitude 91degrees 06,29 degrees north latitude36. In the mountains surrounded by small basin of the pelvic floor, flat, mild climate, the winter cold, no heat of the summer, the average temperature of 8 degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit ) around. Annual sunshine time is about 3000 hours, the neighboring province of Sichuan Province, Chengdu City than1800 hours more than China, the largest city in eastern Shanghai city of more than1100 hours, in the city of come out in front, the " Sun City" reputation.
Lhasa annual rainfall of about 500 ml, concentrated in 7,8,9and three months, and the rainy season is Lhasa's most beautiful and comfortable seasons, rain in the night landing, formed "the rain in Lhasa" special meteorological. Often during the day the sun shines brightly, dazzling light, darkness falls, good rain xixilili drop from the clouds, a wash pipe heat dust, so that a smooth Lin Yuan downtown.

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