Lhasa, the capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region, has a history of more than 1,300 years. It is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of the region. With a population of 400,000, Lhasa covers an area of 30,000 square km, in which the downtown covers 544 square km and holds a population of 140,000. Tibetan ethnic group makes up 87 percent of the total population; the rest consists of Han, Hui and other ethnic groups.

 

 

 

2006-7-12

      The Lhasa River, known as the "merry

blue waves," runs through the snow-covered

peaks and gullies of the Nyainqentanglha

Mountains, extending 315 km. The river

empties into the Yarlung Zangbo River at

Quxu, forming a scenic wonder that features

blue and white water waves. Inside the city

towers the Potala Palace. The city combines

 traditional and modern features, including

prayer wheels and computers.

 

 

 

 

The 4th International Conference on Representation Theory

(July16—20, 2007; Lhasa, Tibet, China)

 

 

 

  Located at the center

of the Tibet Plateau and

the bottom of a small

basin surrounded by mountains, Lhasa has an elevation of 3,650 meters. The altitude results in the low atmosphere pressure and less oxygen contents in air. However, the wet summer makes the air pressure comparatively high, and is the best season for visitors.

Lhasa has cool summers. In July and August, the daytime high temperature is a little higher than 20 degree C (68 degree F), and in the night temperature will follow to about 10 degrees C (50 degree F).

 

For more information about Tibet and Lhasa, please visit the websites:

http://www.57tibet.com/en/home.html (English)

http://en.tibet.cn (English)

http://www.zytzb.org.cn/xizhang/en/index.html (English)

http://www.57tibet.com/tibet/List/List_199_1.Html (Chinese)

http://tibet.cn (Chinese)

http://www.zytzb.org.cn/xizhang/index.html (Chinese)