Brief introduction to LaSa

Lasa, also known as the "Solar City",the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic, the largest city in Tibet, national historical and cultural city, the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region,as she has long been that Tibet's political, economic, cultural and religious center, is a city with 1300 year history of the ancient city. Located in southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa north bank tributary of the Brahmaputra,the geographical coordinates of longitude 91°06′,latitude 29°36′elevation of over 3,650 meters. Nyingchi east, south and Shannan Prefecture border, west of SHIGATSE, Nagqu north. Maximum longitudinal distance of 202 kilometers, the border, west of SHIGATSE, Nagqu north. Maximum longitudinal distance of 202 kilometers, the population of 57.61 million people. May 23, 1951, the peaceful liberation of Tibet, Lhasa, the city entered a new era. In 1960, the State Council officially approved as a prefecture-level city of Lhasa in 1982 as the first batch in turn announced 24 national historical and cultural city.