The Chinese government does not issue visa for individual traveler to visit Tibet. Therefore, what you have to understand is that the Chinese embassy will only issue visas to travelers on group tours. You require two documents, if you wish to travel in Tibet. One is the Chinese visa, which you can apply in Chinese embassy in Kathmandu or your country and another is the alien's travel permit that is issued by Tibet tourism bureau. Non-Chinese passport holders, including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau among others must obtain an alien's travel permit as well as a valid passport and visa. You can obtain visa from the Chinese consulate in your country. The Chinese government mainly issued group permits, which can be proceeded through Chinese tour operator..
Read more..Tibet has a recorded history of about 1,300 years, but its original inhabitants appeared as early as in the Paleolithic age. The Tibet is divided into seven administrative regions, namely Lhasa, Shigatse, Shannan, Nyingchi, Chamdo, Nakchu and Ngrai. Traditionally, the region is centered at Lhasa called Usang (Front Tibet) and those at Shigatse is called Tsang (Rear Tibet), which are respectively managed by Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama. The Tourists were first permitted to visit Tibet in the 1980s. The main tourist attractions are the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Namtso Lake, Tashilhunpo Monastery and Mt. Everest. Some areas remain restricted to tourists. A special visa beyond the Chinese visa is needed to visit Tibet. Click here to learn about the special Tibet travel document..
Read more..Tibet has a recorded history of about 1,300 years, but its original inhabitants appeared as early as in the Paleolithic age. The Tibet is divided into seven administrative regions, namely Lhasa, Shigatse, Shannan, Nyingchi, Chamdo, Nakchu and Ngrai. Traditionally, the region is centered at Lhasa called Usang (Front Tibet) and those at Shigatse is called Tsang (Rear Tibet), which are respectively managed by Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama. The Tourists were first permitted to visit Tibet in the 1980s. The main tourist attractions are the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Namtso Lake, Tashilhunpo Monastery and Mt. Everest. Some areas remain restricted to tourists. A special visa beyond the Chinese visa is needed to visit Tibet. Click here to learn about the special Tibet travel document..
Read more..The geography of Tibet is very unique. The north lies at high plateau surrounded by the serial mountain ranges of Mt. Nyainqentanglha, Karakoram Mountains and Gangdise and the Himalaya range through the south. There are various landscapes composed of basins, plains, canyons, valleys, lakes, rivers and glaciers form in the low areas of Tibet. Tibet is considered to be the headstream of many large rivers such as China's Yangtze, yellow River, Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra), Jinsha River, Nu River (Salween) and Lancang River (Mekong) and India's Indus and Ganges. There are over 1500 lakes sprinkled over Tibet, which has made the highest lake density hometown of lake..
Read more..Tibetans are very unique and versatile people. Most of them believe in Buddhism and worship and encircle around temples, shrines and other holy places. The Tibetans are well known for their creative arts and crafts like Thangka, murals, sculptures, Tibetan knives, Tibetan carpets, costumes, their own opera, calendar, medicine, language and other unique local cultures and customs. You can make tours around Barkhor Street in Lhasa, where you can buy all sorts of handicrafts produced by Tibetan. The Tibetans are well known for their hospitability. They present Khatag, propose a toast by their festive chang and Yak butter tea and perform their adept singing and dancing to greet the guests. Tibet is home of 2 million Tibetan. It is the land of rich natural resources and ancient cultures, spiritual traditions, temples and monasteries, lakes and rivers, and mighty snow –capped peaks. (Culture in Tibet, Festivals of Tibet, People in Tibe..
Read more..Nepal is a land of Festivals with some part of the Kingdom or the other celebrating some festival during everyday of the year. Festivals may be linked with the remembrance of the departed soul, to herald the different seasons, to mark the beginning or end of the agricultural cycle, to mark the national events, or just family celebrations. On a festive day the Nepalese take their ritual bath, worship different gods and goddesses, visit temple, observe fasting and undertake feasting. The most important aspect of Nepali culture is the religious harmony and understanding prevailing among the Hindus and Buddhist. Some of the major festivals of Nepal are: (Festivals in Nepa..
Read more..Nepali Rupee notes come in Rs. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, Rs. 10, Rs. 20, Rs. 25, Rs. 50, Rs. 100, Rs. 250, Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 denominations. Coins come in 5p, 1 0p, 25p, Rs. 1 & Rs. 5 denomination..
Read more..Nepalese people are mainly divided into two distinct groups the Indo-Aryans and the Mangoloids. Kathmandu Valley is the spiritual and cultural meeting point of all these groups. Nepal is the only Hindu Kingdom in the world. Hindu Temples and Buddhist shrines are scattered all over the kingdom. Nepal is the birthplace of Lord Buddha, the Light of Asia. There is a complex blending of Hinduism and Buddhism in Nepa..
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