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The Potala Palace Square is located directly opposite the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. It is the highest city square in the world. This square is also an important part of the world cultural heritage - the Potala Palace. It is an important activity place for the Tibet Autonomous Region Government and Lhasa City. It is also one of the tourist attractions for Chinese and foreign tourists to concentrate on sightseeing. A modern square with multiple functions.
The Potala Palace Square is 600 meters long from east to west and 400 meters wide from north to south. The road square has a total area of 18,000 square meters and can accommodate 40,000 people for large-scale gatherings. From the perspective of the overall layout, the square is flat and open, with the Tibetan Working People's Cultural Palace on the south and the Potala Palace on the north. There are libraries, children's playgrounds, dance halls and open-air markets around the Potala Palace Square, the Monument for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet. It is the center of tourism, cultural and entertainment activities in Lhasa.
In front of the square, the restored and relocated Qing Dynasty "Imperial Pingding Tibet Monument" and "Shiquan Jigong Monument" in Zongjiao Lukang Park add to the charm of the ancient city. The 2,000 square pigeons introduced from Shanghai in 1998 added a bit of agility to the square. At the southern end of the Potala Palace Square, there is a musical fountain. People leisurely watch the ever-changing dance of the musical fountain, and hear moving songs such as "Road to Heaven" and "Take the Train to Lhasa" one after another.
On the south side of the square stands the Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet. This monument, built in 2001, is set against the background of distant mountains and green trees in the south, and is 350 meters away from the majestic Potala Palace in the north. The main body is gray and white, with a total height of 37 There are five gold belts on the top of the inscription on the south side of the stele, representing the 50th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet. The body shape of the monument is an abstract Mount Everest, showing the monument's towering momentum and the eternity of being with heaven and earth.
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Open all day
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