Norbulingka is named Lhasa the Summer Palace and is located in western suburbs of Lhasa. It is all previous dynasties Dalai Lama's summer palace. This elegant botanical garden began construction in the 18th century during the leaf Seventh Dalai Lama time, where they also handle the government affairs and held places of religious activities.
The entire botanical garden occupies 46 hectares. There are more than 370 rooms of different sizes and is called "garden in the garden". It is the place for worshipping, the idle vacation, and watching and inspecting the Tibet palace construction place. Norbulingka construction takes after the standard Sampo chapter, with the golden color chapter, ascends Ming Jiupo chapter as the main body. There are 374 rooms and is the biggest Tibet man-made botanical garden with the best scenery.
This is the historical site with the most botanical gardens. Norbulingka chapter and the definite orders until dawn quite chapter and some three groups of palaces constructions is composed by the standard Sampo. Each group of buildings was divided into the palace front section, the palace area and the three Silva parts. West is the lonesome and quiet silva and eastern part is the golden capstone wall palace.
There are altogether three floors in the palace; there is the scripture hall where the front has 600 square meters flagstones courtyards. Second storey is the Arhat Hall that protects Buddhist law in the palace and Dalai reads in the room. Third storey is where the Dalai receives the Buddhist priests and laymen palace.
In the garden the trees are luxuriant, with plenty of flowers and plants. There is pavilion poolside pavilion, the forest chu-shan stone, where the rare birds and beasts embellish. The rooms are magnificently decorated and look splendid in front of the palace corridor.



Name:Lhasa Norbulingka (Luobulingka)
City:Lhasa
Address:No.21 Luobulinka Road
Admission:CNY60
Hours:9:00am-12:00am,3:00pm-6:00pm(Mon.-Sat.)
Tel:0086-891-6826274
Tibetan dancing and singing show held at 11:00am in the park.

This article was posted on 2007-08-22
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