If the perspective of lying on the beach all day long doesn’t appeal to you, and the contemplation of the European tourist attractions seems not very exciting, if a trip is a way of self-knowledge for you, then Tibet is the right place for your next voyage.
Tibet, also called “Shangri-La” or “the roof of the world” has always been the mystery and the magnet for the West. For a long time it was the most closed territory on the Earth, but in 1984 it opened its doors to the foreigners. For visiting Tibet you need a special permit, but usually it makes no difficulties.
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1. Low Altitude = Warm climate
You may think that Tibet in winter is very chilly. In the contrary, it is quite warm. Since Tibet is in a low-latitude area, it gets even warmer than Beijing. The months between November and March of this year, we have seen Tibet bathed in the golden rays of the winter sun. The average daytime temperature in most of the cities and regions of Tibet is between 10 degrees centigrade and 18 degrees centigrade. It is 3 to 5 degrees centigrade higher than Beijing’s. Besides, in winter Tibet has fresher air, better visibility, and breathtaking landscape.
2. Less tourists, more comfortable journeys
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The current report by The Tibet Autonomous Region tells in 2009, 720,237 domestic and foreign tourists visited Tibet between January and May, a figure 1.9 times bigger than that in the same period of 2008. Tibet’s tourism has entered a period of rapid development. Visitors from home and abroad are heading towards the region where there is the highest and largest plateau on earth, often referred to as, the roof of the world.
According to Tibetan people, summer is the golden season to travel in a year. Recently, it is getting more and more overseas tourists to go to Tibet. They are not only craving for gorgeous sights and trek, but also searching for diverse culture tours. Tibet’s culture is visually stunning as its landscape, its Buddhist heritage, and its tradition and history rich. It is better to know the culture of Tibet in the face of the current pace of change.
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