Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak, is one of the most sacred days for millions of Buddhists across the world. It marks the ...

It's hard to miss Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This grand, imposing structure stands more than 12,000 feet above sea level on Marpo-ri, or Red Hill, in the middle of central Lhasa.

The compound in Bayi township's Baji village draws architectural inspiration from Jokhang Temple, the second-most famous site ...

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The Potala Palace is the biggest extant lamasery in China. Inside the Potala the hails housing chortens are holy places and therefore their roofs are gilded. Kept there are chortens of the fifth ...

When Potala Palace was inscribed on the World Heritage List in December 1994, the Committee requested the Chinese authorities to consider the future extension of the World Heritage protected area to ...

The Potala Palace Heritage Monitoring Center uses artificial intelligence, internet and big data to track structural stability, including monitoring wooden beams, walls and seismic activity.

After five years of work, Chen Zhen of CCTV has made the first feature length documentary about the Potala Palace, a film that reveals the long history and the splendid culture of the Tibetan ...