Lhasa is a 1300 - year - old city. It located in the southeast of the Tibet [tɪ'bɛt] Plateau which is the highest place on earth.

Lhasa is a 1300 - year - old city. It located in the southeast of the Tibet [tɪ'bɛt] Plateau which is the highest place on earth. It is closest to the sun, and more than 3000 sunshine hours throughout the year, as a result also called "sun city". Lhasa is Tibet's first big city. Because of the high altitudes in Lhasa, so the temperature is low. And because there are many high mountains, the top of which is covered by snow all the year round. At the foot of the mountain are prairies ['preərɪs]. So there are a lot of sheep and cattle.

Food in Lhasa is mainly beef, mutton and dairy ['dɛri] products. The quantity of heat of beef and mutton is very high. It will help the people who live at high altitudes to withstand the cold. What's interesting is that if go to the homes of herders ['hɝdɚ], you will see dried beef and mutton on the house or tent. And if you go to these families, the host will take out dried meet to call your taste. This kind of flavor ['flevɚ] only can be taste in plateau. All kinds of drinks play an important role in the Tibetan [ti'betən] food, such as buttered tea, sweet tea, highland barley ['bɑrli] wine and so on. Buttered tea and sweet tea is made up of ghee [ɡi], milk, tea, salt and sugar. Ghee is indispensable food to every Tibetan. It extracted from milk. 

Tibetan New Year is the most important festival of the Tibetan people. In the New Year's Day, the first thing they do is going to the river and backing the first bucket of water. It is the New Year auspicious [ɔ'spɪʃəs] water. People are dancing with music in the square. The children set off firecrackers. The whole area was absorbed in harmonious and peaceful festive atmosphere. Another important holiday is Sholton. It will last four or five days. People will eat yogurt ['joɡət] in the holiday period.

There are many famous buildings in Lhasa, such as Jokhang[joinking] temple and the Potala普陀拉Palace. And there are a lot of natural scenery, like the Namtso Lake and Lhasa river. Look this picture. This is Chakpori hill. It is one of the best Angle of shooting the Potala Palace.

Religious belief in Tibet is the largest difference from other parts of China. Most of people in here are buddhists ['budist]. Because of this, Tibet is the most mysterious place in China also.

Simple a few words cannot introduce all of Lhasa. If there is an opportunity I hope I can to Lhasa.