Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(, Guāngmíng Mángrén Ànmó Zhōngxīn
MAP
632 0681; Yak Hotel, 100 Beijing
Donglu; massage ¥120-150; 10am-10pm)
Blind masseurs Dawa and Tenzin offer Tibetan or Chinese styles at this conveniently loc-
ated massage centre.
Festivals & Events
If at all possible, try to time your visit to Lhasa with one of the city's main festivals. The
Saga Dawa
festival (in May/June) in particular sees huge numbers of pilgrims making cir-
cuits around the Barkhor late into the night. Follow the locals' cue and change ¥10 into a
fat wad of one-máo notes to hand out as alms during the walk.
A couple of months later, during the
Chökor Düchen
festival, Lhasa residents trek up
to the summit of Gambo Ütse Ri, the high peak behind Drepung Monastery. In the olden
days even the Dalai Lama would ascend the peak, riding atop a white yak.
