Potala Palace can be said to be most representative symbol of Tibet, how the evaluation it can not be overemphasized. Go to the Potala Palace in Tibet, the same did not go to Tibet.
Potala Palace was built in the seventh century AD forties Fan Song Dynasty Songtsen period have elapsed since the 1300 years of history, is a financial palaces, castles and monasteries in one group of ancient buildings.
Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region is located in the city center, about two kilometers northwest of the ancient city of　Hill (also known as Red Hill), the highest elevation of 3767.19 meters, is the world's highest ancient palace.
 
Potala Palace
Potala Palace, the State Council in 1961 will be listed as national key units to be protected. The'90s, the Potala Palace is recognized as the world's cultural heritage.
Potala Palace, Tibet Autonomous Region with the most complete one of the most magnificent ancient architecture. "Abdallah" is Putuo Luo (Po) of transliteration, which means living Buddha of the palaces, the seventh century AD According to legend, the Tibetan Zamprogna Songtsen Tang marriage, in order to marry Princess Wencheng and built this palace, this surviving King amending the law and Kwun Yam Temple 2 hole early construction. Existing buildings for the mid-17th century by the Dalai Lama V canonized after the construction of the Qing Dynasty, and continued expansion through the ages from the Dalai Lama. Before 1959, the Potala Palace is the fifth Dalai Lama after the successive daily engage in political activities and places, the old rule of politics and religion in Tibet power center, starting from the seventh century, a total of nine Zamprogna ( zao) and 10 the Dalai Lama lived here.
South of the Potala Palace by the Hongshan foundation, on the edge of mountains, depending on potential build Diego, from the ground through the top, accounting for almost the whole　Hill (Red Hill). Potala Palace, 117 meters high, 360 meters from east to west, the appearance of 13-storey, is a 9-storey, with an area of about 120,000 square meters, towering temples, Jinding brilliant, a total of Fotang, Jing-tang, the holy stupa hall, teaching by room between the more than 15,000 (calculated according to the Tibetan architectural approach to column level). The whole structure of stone and wood of the Department of Architecture.　side with stone　, tall and spacious halls of the wall painted a variety of colorful frescoes, furnishings have spent hundreds of thousands of gold, silver, copper, jade and sandalwood carving, such as the size of cast statues, lively style . Embodies the Tibetan people a high degree of architectural achievements and unique art style.
 
Potala Palace Top
Miyagi covers an area of 41 hectares, including four major parts: the Red Palace Dahongshan above, the White House, after the Dragon King Lake and the foot of the hill of "Snow." Red Palace in which the Dalai Lama, the holy stupa for the ages, and various Buddhist Temple, located in the center of the whole building and the vertex, is also Xumishan　and symbolic center of the universe;　in the Red Palace outside the White House, the Dalai Lama is the history of the palace , the Jing-tang, Kashag　government agencies and schools, the Dalai Lama's Palace is located at the top of the White House, also known as the Solar Temple; for the Potala Palace after the Dragon King Lake Park, a radius of 3 kilometers, for the Lake, Lake small island Liuzhou built the palace and the elephant room, etc.; "Snow" at the foot of the Potala Palace, which has Kashag government resettlement prison, printing, the workshops, stables, wall and surrounded by bunkers. Standing at the foot of Red Hill, you can see the overall layout of the Potala Palace, from bottom to top are the "Snow", the White House and the Red Palace, fully reflects the Tibetan Buddhism 　, "color industry," 　and" Three Realms, said, "through the construction layout of the art of comparison, exaggerated and blown up and demonstrated the power of Buddhism, it is under the Millennium still hope born of the Buddhist kingdom of heaven Rin compliance throughout the flu ... ...

Tickets: It is because of the Potala Palace, the great, it's like a snowball, as tickets is getting higher and higher, to May 1, 2003 tickets has risen to 100 yuan / person (except in Tibetan), this is not including the Potala Palace, the highest Top --- Jinding tickets, if you want to get an extra 10 yuan. (Jinding can not take a picture).
Opening hours :9:00-12: 00, noon to rest, re-open 15:30 pm to 16:30.

Tour: tourists from the main entrance, the back door into the two kinds of ways to visit the Potala Palace, the effect, but the beginning of the tourists in Lhasa, in order to save energy, it is recommended to take a taxi from the back of the mountain to reach the top of the Potala Palace, and then from walked down along the top of the Potala Palace, the fare of about 10 yuan, you can save a lot of time and physical strength.