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Norbulingka 罗布林卡Luóbù Línkǎ
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Lhasa, Tibet
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Lhasa
- Region
- Tibet
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Norbulingka
The summer palace and park of the Dalai Lamas, begun in 1755 by the 7th Dalai Lama on the western edge of Lhasa and used as their summer residence from the 1780s until 1959. Within the walled gardens are several palaces, among them the Takten Migyur Phodrang completed in 1956, and the site was added to the Potala Palace World Heritage Site in 2001. In summer the park is a favourite place for picnics, and it is a traditional venue for Tibetan opera during the Shoton festival.
How to get to Norbulingka
On Norbulingka Road about 2 km west of the Potala Palace, a short taxi ride from the centre.
Nearby
- Potala Palace 布达拉宫 under 10 km
The red and white palace of the Dalai Lamas, rising in tiers above Lhasa - Jokhang Temple & Barkhor 大昭寺与八廓街 under 10 km
Tibet's holiest temple, ringed by the pilgrim circuit of the Barkhor
Also within 20 km: Tibet Museum 西藏博物馆 (under 10 km), Qinghai-Tibet-Sichuan-Tibet Highway Monument 川藏、青藏公路纪念碑 (under 10 km), Drak Lhalupuk Cave Temple 查拉鲁普石窟 (under 10 km), Lhasa Nanshan Park 南山公园 (under 10 km), Tibet Yak Museum 西藏牦牛博物馆 (under 10 km), Ramoche Temple 小昭寺 (under 10 km).
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