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Lhasa (Throne of God): is 3650 metres altitude. Average temperatures are - 2 ° C in winter and + 15 ° in summer. For centuries of pilgrimage, being the center of lamaismo.

Lhasa is divided into three sections: the areas of Chinese settlement, characterized by large square buildings and monotonous, housing homes, offices and industrial establishments, the Muslim area, which lies around the mosque and the area closely Tibetan, who maintain both their particular atmosphere, despite the substantially reduced by the destruction made by the Chinese. Rich in monasteries.

Sera Monastery

It is located 6 km north of Lhasa, at the base of Mount Tatipu. Sera is one of the Six Great monasteries Gelugpa (the other five are Drepung, Ganden, Tashilhunpo, Labrang and Kumbum). Sera was smaller Drepung, with 7,000 monks, but it was very rich and with a similar power. Today has about 300 monks. It was founded in 1419 by one of the eight disciples of Tsong Khapa.