The soul of the Tibet—Lhoka

The Lhoka Prefecture is the birthplace of Tibetan ethnic group, it is located in the south of the Gangdise Shan and Nyenchen tanglha; and it is in the middle and lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River’s main river; the north to the Tibetan capital—Lhasa; and the Xigaze area is adjacent to the west; also the east arrived in the Nyingchi where is the lowest average elevation of the Tibet; the south border between the two countries—India and Bhutan. The terrain decreases gradually from the west to the east, the average elevation has 3700 meters, also has the name of "the south Tibetan valley". The Lhoka prefecture has a long history, and occupies a special important position in the Tibetan history and cultural development. Because it is located in YaLong river basin, so the Lhoka prefecture is also called YaLong in the history. It is a perfect place you should not miss on your travel from Lhasa to Kathmandu. You should take some time to get here and feel the history and charm of the Lhoka prefecture. Not only the mountain, the river, the view, the peak, but also the heavy nation charm which you should enjoy by yourself.

The variety of terrain conditions gave the birth to the freely valley and the deep blue lakes. Due to the complex geological structure, the various landform type, the obvious and significant climate differences, and formed a climate characteristics that "there are four seasons in a day, also different climate in ten miles".

　  The Lhoka is the cradle of the Tibetan and the cultural birthplace, legend is also because of the combination of the hanuman with the Raksasi in the YaLong land, and then the Tibetan nation was born. The long cultural tradition, make the Lhoka occupies the most prominent one page in the political history of the Tibet. In the long history of years, because the Lhoka own the many "first" and it is recognized as the “the ethnic culture cradle of the Tibetan ". Such as the first king in the Tibet—Nyatri Tsenpo; The first palace - YongBuLaKang; The first buddhist temple –Chang Zhu temple; The first piece of farmland –Suo Dang; The first temple –Samye monastery; The first Confucian classics –Bang Gong Qia Jia; The first a Tibetan opera - Ba Ga Bu, etc. All were born in the Lhoka.

The heavy historic background and the unique folk customs raise originally a rich and colorful YaLong culture. The grand mountains and rivers, and the magnificent Brahmaputra, the magical mountain Ya La Xiang Bu, the charming lake Lhamo La-tso... All are located in the Lhoka prefecture; add the picturesque Le Bu virgin forest, the relaxing and happiness Zhe Gu prairie...make the Lhoka more bright and glorious.