Standing in the Middle Beijing Road on the Red Hill, the Potala Palace is known as the highest palace in the world. It was built in the 7th century and destroyed later in the 8th century.

Located at the foot of the Dzong Fort in the northwest of Gyantse, the Pelkhor Chode is so famous that its remarkable feature accommodates the three sects of Tibetan Buddhism in one monastery coexisting in peace with each other.

Sakya Monastery boasts of many classical books, relics and precious mural paintings. The Sakya Monastery is located by the two banks of the Drongchu River, on the ridge of the Bonbo mountain, within the boundary of the Sakya county, about 160km to the west of Shigatse. It comprises the southern in 1268.

The world-famous Rongbuk glacier is not far from the Rongbuk Monastery. A colossal ice forest is some 40-50 meters high.

Built in 1899, the Rongbuk Monastery was founded by Ngawang Tenzin Norbu, a lama of Nyingma sect. It is the highest monastery in the world in term of its geographical location.

Stretching on the Sino-Nepal border, in the middle section along the Himalaya range, to the south of Tingri County, the Qomolangma stands as the highest peak in the world with 8848.13 meters above sea level within the circumference of 5000 squar kilometers around the peak, there are about four of the 8000-meter high peaks, and thirty-eight of the 7,000-meter high peaks.

Situated in the Shalu village of Gyatso district 30 km away from the southeast of Shigatse city, the Shalu Monastery was built in 1000 AD.

Located on the south slope of the Nyimari hill in the west of the city of Shigatse, the Tashilumpo Monastery was originally built in 1447, which is known as one of the six major moansteries of the Gelug sect.

The Lhamo Lhatso Lake is called ‘the spirit of the celestial maid lake’ with an altitude of 4000 meters, which is most legendary lake in Tibet. It covers an area of one square kilometers in oval shape.

Chimpu is located half way up the Narein Hill, about 15 km to the northeast of the Samye monastery with 4300 metres above the sea level.