Ü-Tsang, Land of Dharma

Tibet autonome Region 西藏

The Shoton Festival (༄༅། ཞོ་སྟོན། / Sho Dun Festival 雪顿节, meaning "Yogurt Banquet" in Tibetan)

celebrated in the summer, from the 15th to the 24th of the 5th lunar month - usually about the middle of August. Originating in the 11th century as a thanksgiving offering of yogurt to monks completing their summer meditation retreats.

Drak Yerpa hermitage 扎叶巴寺

30km northeast of Lhasa. Guru Rinpoche and Atisha (Jowo-je) have sojourned here, King Songtsen Gampo also meditated in a cave, but it is Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro's footstep that I've followed here.

Potala Palace, icon of Lhasa (布达拉宫 | ཕོ་བྲང་པོ་ཏ་ལ་ Potala-Kloster)

Rock Painting In Sangye Dhongku (Thousand-Buddha Cliff 万佛崖), Chokpori, Lhasa

A historic pilgrimage site, one of the city’s hidden gems. Situated right beside the Potala Palace, the cliff features hundreds of vividly painted stone carvings of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, many dating back to the 7th century during the reign of Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo. Personally, this is a place where my prayers were answered.

Nature wonders of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau