1. Potala Palace. The Potala Palace is located on a hill about two kilometers away from the northwest suburb of Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. In the hearts of local people who believe in Tibetan Buddhism, this hill is like Putuo Mountain where Guanyin Bodhisattva lives, so it is called Potala (meaning Putuo) in Tibetan.
2. Namtso is the second largest saltwater lake in China. The highest large lake in the world. "Namtso" is Tibetan, and the Mongolian name of this lake is "Tenggri Sea". Both names mean "Sky Lake".
3. Manasarovar. The natural scenery around it is very beautiful. Since ancient times, Buddhist believers and Bon believers have regarded it as the "center of the world" in the holy land. It is the freshwater lake with the most transparent water in China and one of the three "sacred lakes" called Zangfa. It is also the source of four major rivers in Asia. Manasarovar is located 35 kilometers east of Purang County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet and south of Mount Kailash.
4. Sera Monastery. The full name of Sera Temple is "Sela Mahayana Temple", one of the six main temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Together with Drepung Monastery and Ganden Monastery, it is known as the three major monasteries in Lhasa. It is the latest one to be built among the three major monasteries. Sera Monastery is a national key cultural relic protection unit and is located at the foothills of Sera Uzi Mountain, 3 kilometers away from the northern suburbs of Lhasa.
5. Samye Temple. Also known as Cunxiang Temple and Wubian Temple, it is located in Samye Town, Zhanang County, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, at the foot of Habu Mountain on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River. It was built in the 8th century AD during the Tubo Dynasty and was the first monastery in Tibet to ordain monks. The buildings in the temple are laid out according to the Buddhist cosmology, and the central Buddhist hall has three styles: Tibetan, Han, and Indian. Therefore, Samye Temple is also called the Three Kinds Temple.