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Turn right at the T-junction for this good place that has a cosy dining room and donates
part of its profits to local monasteries.
Lhasa Holyland Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE
(, Lāsà Shèngdì Kāngsāng Lǚguǎn 139 8907 0818; d ¥70-80)
This friendly place has clean rooms and an inviting Tibetan-style teahouse.
Sun & Moon Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE
(Ninda Dronkhang, , Rìyuè Bīnguǎn 260 7102; q per bed ¥60-70)
This easily overlooked place in the far top (northwest) end of town offers the nicest ac-
commodation, with comfortable rooms and clean communal toilets, though it's a bit out of
the way. It's part of the Tibet Medical and Astrological Institute (Menkhang).
Information
Some places have patchy internet service but it's best to use your cell phone's 3G connec-
tion to go online.
Public Security Bureau
POLICE
(PSB, , Gōng'ānjú )
Travellers need to register and have their travel permit endorsed at the local PSB office.
Your guide will arrange this.
Lake Manasarovar
Elev 4560m
Lake Manasarovar, or Mapham Yum-tso (Victorious Lake) in Tibetan, is the most vener-
ated of Tibet's many lakes and one of its most beautiful. With its sapphire-blue waters,
sandy shoreline and snowcapped-mountain backdrop, Manasarovar is immediately appeal-
ing, and a welcome change of venue from the often-forbidding terrain of Mt Kailash.
Manasarovar has been circumambulated by Indian pilgrims since at least 1700 years ago
when it was extolled in the sacred Sanskrit literature the
Puranas
. A Hindu interpretation
