参观【布达拉宫】,它是西藏现存最大最完整的古堡建筑群,是历代达赖喇嘛生活起居和从事政治活动的场所,分为红宫和白宫两部分,红宫主体建筑是灵塔和各类佛堂,也是举行佛事活动的场所 ,白宫是历代达赖喇嘛起居、诵经及处理行政事务的场所。布达拉宫是历世达赖喇嘛驻地和西藏政教权力的中心,珍藏有存放历代达赖喇嘛真身的金质灵塔和大量珍贵的壁画、唐卡、佛像,是藏民族文化的集中体现。
[重要提醒:布达拉宫限时限人次参观,参观日期和时间由布达拉宫管理处统筹安排。同一旅游团可能会分批参观,整体行程游览会根据布达拉宫实际参观日期和时间做相应调整。因参观布宫实行实名制,游客名单入藏前已上传至布宫相关部门审核,并随机打乱顺序,游客参观布宫有可能会出现不能与结伴者同一时间进入参观游览,会出现按时间段分批分拨进入布宫的现象,也会出现等待时间较长的情况,望请游客谅解。]
参观【大昭寺】,它是西藏的佛教中心和藏传佛教信徒心中的圣地,文成公主进藏时一起运来的释迦牟尼,祈求降福,寺庙金顶处是观赏布达拉宫远景的最佳位置。寺中供奉有随行文成公主入藏的释迦牟尼十二岁等身像,是藏族老百姓心中最为神圣灵验的一尊佛像,在这里游客不仅能够看到老百姓朝拜的虔诚,还可随老百姓一起围绕寺院转经为众生祈祷。
之后闲逛【八廓街】(又名八角街),感受到西藏独特的人文风土,浏览民族特色和异域风情的手工制品。
英文行程:
This morning, visit Potala Palace. It is more than 3,700 meters above sea level and it is the highest palace in the world! At the top the palace called golden roofs, you can have a bird-eye view of the whole of Lhasa. In the distance there are undulating mountain ranges, the beautiful Lhasa River, tracts of fields, tree-shaded villages and the glistening Jokhang Temple.
Afternoon, visit Jokhang Temple, it is the first built during the period of Sontsan Gambo in the 7th century, features Buddhist prayer wheels, reclining deer, golden sutra streamers. You'll find that many Pilgrims pray before the monastery.
The circuit around it called Barkhor Street, a famous local handmade crafts market, which is a good place to purchase souvenirs.