Lhasa is not only the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, but also the center of Tibetan politics, economy, culture and religion.

It is located on the North Band of the Lhasa River, which is a tributary of the Yarlong Tsangpo, and stands at 3760 meters above sea level. In Tibetan, Lhasa means “The land of the Gods”, or “Holy Place”. It was founded in 633 A.D. under the leadership of King Songtsan Gampo.

Lhasa enjoys delightful weather, throughout all seasons. It has 3000 hours of sunshine annually - hence its popular name “The Sunshine City”. The temperatures vary greatly between night and day, but remain fairly uniform during the year.

Winters are neither severely cold, nor Summers unbearably hot.

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