How to contact Potala Palace?

Contact information of Potala Palace: 089 1-68268834, Beijing Road, downtown Lhasa, Tibet.

Introduction of Potala Palace attractions:

At the top of the Red Mountain in Lhasa, Tibet, China, there is a world-famous palace-style ancient building complex. This is the Potala Palace, which was built in the 7th century AD and has a history of 1300 years. China famous ancient buildings, national key cultural relics protection units. Potala is a Sanskrit transliteration of Guanyin Resort Putuo Luojia, which means Guanyin mercy saves all beings. It was built in the early years of the Tang Dynasty when Songzan Gambu was used. The Potala Palace is more than 3,700 meters above sea level, with a total area of more than 360,000 square meters, with a length of 360 meters from east to west and a width of 270 meters from north to south. Main building 13 floor, height117m. It is the tallest building in the world, integrating palaces, castles and monasteries.

The Potala Palace is built on the mountain, and the palaces are stacked on top of each other. Its architectural art embodies the traditional Tibetan stone and wood structure tower form and the traditional Han characteristics of beam frame, golden roof and caisson. In terms of spatial combination, courtyards overlap, corridors bend, adjust measures to local conditions, and priorities are clear, which not only highlights the main building, but also coordinates the ancillary buildings, crisscrossing up and down, forming more spatial levels.

According to legend, Song Zan, the Tibetan Tubo King, is good at believing in Buddhism. After moving to Lhasa, he often chanted prayers on the mountain near Lhasa and named the mountain "Potala". "Potala" is a Sanskrit transliteration, translated as "Putuoluo" or "Putuo", which originally meant the place where Guanyin Bodhisattva lived. In 64 1 AD, Songzan Gambo was overjoyed when he married Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty, and built the Potala Palace for her. The Potala Palace, which was built that year, is 9 stories high, with 999 palaces and 1000 practice rooms on the hill. It's magnificent. However, times have changed, and the Potala Palace has experienced thunder, electricity, war and vicissitudes, leaving only the French King Cave and the main hall-pagbalha Kang. The Potala Palace has been rebuilt since17th century. The main building of Potala Palace is divided into two parts in function, one is the place where the Dalai Lama lives and conducts political activities, and the other is the stupa and various Buddhist temples of the Dalai Lama in previous dynasties. The first part focuses on the White House. The White House was founded in 1645 and lasted for 8 years. With the original Kannonji as the center, a huge temple was built from east to west. The walls of the whole temple are painted white and stand out from a distance. People call it the "White House".

The White House is seven stories high. Located in the center of the fourth floor, the "Cuoqin Gorge" (East Hall) covers an area of 765,438+07 square meters and is supported by 38 columns. It is the largest hall in Potala Palace, where the Dalai Lama holds important religious and political activities, such as sitting on his bed and attending official ceremonies. The fifth and sixth floors are the Regent's office and living room. The highest floor (7th floor) is the Dalai Lama's Winter Palace, which has a large lighting area and plenty of sunshine from morning till night, and is commonly known as "Sunlight Temple".

The hall is luxuriously furnished, with golden pots, jade bowls and jewelry, showing the noble status of the owner. There is a wide balcony outside the palace overlooking the whole city of Lhasa. In the distance are rolling mountains, and the beautiful Lhasa River floats across the horizon like a ribbon. Nearby are fields and buildings, green trees and farmhouses, and the golden dome of the ancient Jokhang Temple.

The second part is mainly the Red Palace, which was built in 1690. At that time, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty sent 100 craftsmen from the mainland to Tibet to participate in the huge project of expanding the Potala Palace. The main buildings of the Red Palace are various Buddhist temples and stupas of the Dalai Lama. There are eight pagodas in the palace, which contain the Buddha statues of the Dalai Lama in past dynasties. Among them, the stupa of the Fifth Dalai Lama is the largest and most magnificent, reaching 14.85 meters. The tower is wrapped in gold skin and inlaid with pearls and jade. It is said that * * * uses gold 1 10000 Liang, pearls, precious stones, corals, amber and agate. Sixi Pingcuo (West Hall), the largest hall in the Red Palace, covers an area of 725 meters. In the middle of the hall is hung the plaque of "Lotus First Place" given by Qianlong, with the throne of the Dalai Lama on it.

There is also a pair of large brocade tents presented by Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty in the temple, which is one of the treasures of Potala Palace. The Three Realms Hall of Juesheng is the highest hall in the Red Palace. On the bookshelf next to it, there is the Beijing version of the Tanjur Sutra presented by Yong Zhengdi to the Seventh Dalai Lama. The westernmost part of the Red Palace is the Lingta Hall of the 13th Dalai Lama, which is 14m high. It is said that the Tancheng in the hall is made of more than 200,000 pearls. On the one hand, the exquisite and luxurious decoration inside the Potala Palace is a treasure house of Tibetan art, on the other hand, it also reflects the great difference between the old Tibetan nobles and serfs, who account for more than 95% of the population. The Red Palace is mainly a place for religious activities and a sacred place for the Lingta, while the White House is the living room and political activity center of the Dalai Lama. The integration of red and white fully embodies the social characteristics of the integration of politics and religion in old Tibet. Since the White House was built, the Fifth Dalai Lama moved here from drepung monastery until his death. Since then, the Dalai Lama has used the Potala Palace as a place for his residence and religious activities, so the Potala Palace has become a holy place for lamas and religious believers to worship.

For more than 300 years, the Potala Palace, as the center of Tibet's "political and religious unity" regime, has collected and preserved extremely rich historical relics and handicrafts, which can be called the Tibet Museum of History, Culture and Art. Among them, more than 50,000 square meters of murals with bright colors and vivid characters are a must of the Potala Palace. The murals in Potala Palace can be divided into four categories: religious stories; Customs and habits; Biography of people; Historical events. The scene of the expansion of Potala Palace in history was vividly recorded by murals. The mural of Princess Wencheng's Visit to Tibet reproduces the harmonious coexistence of Han and Tibetan nationalities in the seventh century. On one wall of the west hall is a mural of the fifth Dalai Lama's visit to Beijing in 1652; In the hall of the 13th Dalai Lama's Lingta, there is a portrait of the 13th Dalai Lama going to Beijing to meet Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi. There are also nearly a thousand pagodas, tens of thousands of Buddha statues, a large number of thangkas and precious cultural relics such as the Bayleaf Sutra and the Golden Pearl Sutra.

The palace also contains gold albums, gold seals, imperial seals and imperial edicts presented to the Dalai Lama by the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties, which show the relationship between the local government and the central government in Tibet in history. These tangible cultural relics bear witness to the formation of a multi-ethnic unified country in China. There are many exquisite cushions, canopies, utensils, curtains, brocade forgings, gold and silver utensils, porcelain and stone tools in Potala Palace, which are dazzling and amazing. 195 1 After the peaceful liberation of Tibet, the central government attached great importance to the protection of the Potala Palace. 196 1 year, the State Council was declared as a national key cultural relics protection unit, and special funds were allocated for maintenance every year. However, this magnificent palace has not been overhauled for more than 300 years after reconstruction, which is seriously dangerous.

1985, the State Council decided to allocate huge sums of money for large-scale maintenance of the Potala Palace, which was the largest investment in the protection of ancient cultural relics since the founding of the People's Republic of China. 1989 65438+1October 1 1 The weather is fine, and the horn of Potala Palace sounds. A young Lama named Kenzan Qunjue waved the first pick of the Potala Palace maintenance project. Jianzan Qunjue, as the first pickaxe bearer, was selected by Tibetan traditional divination. He has good facial features, his parents are alive, and the zodiac is auspicious. The whole maintenance process of Potala Palace strictly abides by the traditional habits and religious rituals of the Tibetan people. With the unity and cooperation of Tibetan and Chinese engineers, the maintenance project was successfully completed in September 1994, with a cost of 53 million yuan. Potala Palace, the pearl of the plateau, once again shines brightly, attracting more and more Chinese and foreign tourists to visit. Now, the Potala Palace has been listed as a "World Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO.

Precautions:

1. With the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, tourism in Tibet has suddenly warmed up. Tickets for Potala Palace are very tight. You need to make a reservation 1-2 days in advance, and you must purchase it with your ID card. Each person is limited to one ticket. Entering Potala Palace has to go through strict security procedures, just like getting on a plane. Potala Palace sells a limited number of 2300 tickets every day. Tourists traveling alone have two choices to visit Potala Palace, namely, joining local tour groups or queuing up one day in advance to buy tickets. If you buy your own ticket, you need to queue up at the west gate of Potala Palace the afternoon before, and each person is limited to one ticket with his ID card.

There are three entrances to Potala Palace: the main entrance (south gate), the east gate and the west gate. Previously, tourists could only enter from the east and west gates. After July 1, the main entrance is also open to tourists. Visitors can only enter the gate of Potala Palace by ticket, and the ticket is limited in time. If they are too late, the tickets may be invalid. After entering the gate, you must pass the security check first. It is forbidden to bring inflammable and explosive materials and control knives to enter. Enter the gate of Potala Palace scenic spot, and then go to the real gate of Potala Palace to buy tickets. Visitors can only buy tickets with ticket cards, each 100 yuan.

3. Potala Palace is divided into White House and Red Palace. The first entrance to the White House is the White House Square, and there is a toilet on the right side of the square. There was no toilet on the tour route for nearly two hours. Visitors had better take a break here before entering the White House. At the same time, tourists are forbidden to take pictures and wear hats and sunglasses after entering the White House.

4. The internal structure of Potala Palace is complex, and there are many statues and halls of gods and buddhas, which are difficult to interpret. Just follow the tour guide, including the main memorial hall, the King of France Cave and the Lingta Hall of the Fifth Dalai Lama. If you are not accompanied by a tour guide, just follow the arrow and the range delineated by the rope.

It is very cold in the temple, so please take a coat even in summer. In addition, the toilets in Potala Palace are hard to find, so it is better to solve them before the visit.

6. Local pilgrims worship Potala Palace from the main entrance along the winding stone steps. Most travelers will choose to walk from the west gate to the top of the mountain, and then all the way down. It takes a lot of energy to climb stairs. It is recommended that people with physical problems and altitude sickness do it in the opposite direction. You can take a taxi to the top of Potala Palace, enter Potala Palace from the west entrance of the top, and then walk down from the mountain, which can save a lot of physical strength.

7. Every hall has monks and armed police on duty. In order to reduce the load of Potala Palace, Lhasa Tourism Bureau issued a special document prohibiting tour guides from giving detailed explanations in Potala Palace to control the stay time of tourists.

8. The Potala Palace has more than 1000 rooms, and only more than 200 rooms are open to tourists. Part of the main hall of Potala Palace Red Palace is under maintenance, and the whole visit takes about 3 hours.

9. Each room is marked with the photography fee, which is generally 40- 150 yuan. The cost of photography is about 10 times that of photography.