No 1. Mt. Gang Rinpoche

Key words: holy Mountain, Mt. Kailash worship in the year of horse

Photo shows the Gang Rinpoche in Ngari Prefecture,west of Tibet. [file photo]

Gang Rinpoche, also called Mount Kailash, lies near Lake Mapham Yutso in Nagri Prefecture west of China's Tibet Autonomous Region. It is considered a sacred place of Bon, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.

2014 is the year of horse in Tibetan calendar, occurring every twelve years. According to Tibetan tradition, Buddhists make pilgrimage to holy mountains in the year of horse and to holy lakes in the year of sheep. As the most sacred mountains in Tibet, Mount Mt. Gang Rinpoche in west Tibet receives much more visitors than usual in such a year. The Gang Rinpoche is expected to witness over 60,000 pilgrims and visitors in 2014.

No 2. The Potala Palace

Key words: credit card of Lhasa, world renowned cultural heritage

Night view of the Potala Palace. [file photo]

The Potala Palace is the first destination for most tourists upon their arrivals in Lhasa, capital city of Tibet. The Potala Palace, world’s highest palace as well as monastery, is a great work of the Tibetan people and has been renovated for 7 times since 2002. In 2012, the administration office of the palace decided to keep daily tourist capacity steady within 4000 to reduce human damage to a minimum. The admissions to the Potala Palace is 200 yuan (32USD) per person for tourist season, and 100 yuan(16 USD) for the rest period of the year.

No.3.  Namsto Lake

Key Words: Tibet’s biggest lake, tranquil beauty

Namsto Lake is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet and has been developed into a mature tourist destination in recent years. The admission to the lake is 120 yuan (19USD) per person during the tourist season and 60 yuan (9.5USD) during the rest period of the year.[file photo]

No.4 The Jokhang Monastery

Key Words: world renowned cultural heritage, sacred in the eyes of Tibetan Buddhists

The monastery, located in the center of the old town of Lhasa, was built in the seventh century by Tupo King Songtsan Gambo, the Tang Princess Wen Cheng and Nepalese Princess Bhrikuti.[file photo]

No.5 Mapham Yutso and Lak-ngar Tso

Key words: two tear drops of the Mt. Gang Rinpoche

The Mapham Yutso (meaning "eternal and invincible jade lake" in the Tibetan language) lies at an elevation of 4,600 meters in Ngari Prefecture, west Tibet, and covers more than 400 square kilometers. It enjoys a reputation equal to the holy mountain in the eyes of local Tibetans. [file photo]

Near the Mapham Yutso locates the Lhanag-tso Lake, which appears dark blue and is very salty. There are no plants, no cattle or sheep around the lake. Therefore the Mapham Yutso is known as the "Ghost Lake".[file photo]