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* 7 Days Shoton Festival Tour in Tibet *
Destinations: Shanghai-Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse-Lhasa-Shanghai
Tour Price: from RMB7990/P (based on 4 people travel together)
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Departure Dates: 5Aug
Tour Length: 7 Days/6 Nights
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SHOTON FESTIVAL, also known as “Tibetan Opera Festival” and “Buddhist Portrait Unfolding Festival”, is one of the major traditional festivals in Tibet. In Tibetan, 'Sho' means Yoghurt and 'Ton' means Eat. The founder of the Gelugpa (Yellow Sect of Buddhism), Tsongkhapa set the rule that Buddhists can cultivate themselves only indoor in summer, to avoid killing other creatures carelessly. Because creatures are most active in summer.This rule must be carried out till the seventh lunar month (the August in the Solar Calendar ). Then Buddhists go outdoors, accept yoghurt served by local people, and have fun. Since the middle of 17th century, the Fifth Dalai Lama added opera performance to this festival. Famous Tibetan opera troupes perform in Norbulingka (Dalai Lama’s summer palace).
The festival traditionally kicks off with a Buddhist Portrait Unfolding Ritual, then features a series of performances like yak racing and tests of horsemanship, opera performance and various materials fairs.
Early in the morning of the first day of the Shoton Festival, amongst the sound of horns and the curling smoke, lamas from Drepung Monastery unfold a huge Buddhist Portrait. Numerous followers and visitors cross their hands and lay prostrate in worship. No matter how cloudy this day is, when the Buddhist Portrait is unfolding, the sun will appear in the sky. The sunlight shines on the Buddhist Portrait, holy and bright. We call it “Sky and God Have Gotten Syncretic.” Then in the afternoon, shift to Norbulinka or the Park of the Dragon King opposite of the Potala Palace for Tibetan opera. People sit around, watching the opera and chanting the name of Buddha.
1) 7 Days Lhasa Tour
Destinations: Shanghai-Lhasa-Shanghai
Tour Price: RMB7580/P (4P travel together)
Departure Dates: You decide!
Trip Length: 7 Days/6 Nights
Attractions: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Drepung Monastery，Sera Monastery, Tibet Museum, Gandan Monastery, Lhasa River
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2） 7 Days Lhasa-Shigatse Tour
Destinations: Shanghai-Lhasa-Shigatse-Shanghai
Tour Price: RMB7580/P (4P travel together)
Departure Dates: You decide!
Trip Length: 7 Days/6 Nights
Attractions: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Lhasa River, Yamdroktso Lake, Nojin Kangtsang Glacier, Kumbum, Palcho monastery, Yalung Tsangpo River, Tashilhunpo Monastery, Lhasa River
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3) 7 Days Tibet Culture Cradle Tour: to Visit Lhasa-Namsto Lake-Tsedang
Destinations: Shanghai-Lhasa-Tsedang-Shanghai
Tour Price: RMB8080/P (4P travel together)
Departure Dates: You decide!
Trip Length: 7 Days/6 Nights
Attractions: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Samye Monastery, Trandruk Monastery, Yungbulakang, Lhasa River, Yarlung Tsangpo River Valley
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4) 10 Days Tour to Lhasa, Shigatse, Base Camp to Mt.Everest.
Destinations: Shanghai-Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse-Rongpu Monastery-Base Camp–Namtso Lake-Lhasa-Shanghai
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Departure Dates: You Decide!
Trip Length: 10 Days
Attractions: Potala Palace, JokhangTemple, Barkhor, Yamdroktso Lake, Nojin Kangtsang Glacier, Kumbum, Palcho monastery, Yalung Tsangpo River, Tashilhunpo Monastery, Rongpu Monastery, Base Camp in Mt.Everest, Namutso Lake, Lhasa River
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5) 10 Days Himalayan Adventure: Lhasa-Mt.Everest-Kathmandu-Nagarkot
Destinations: Shanghai-Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse-Shegar-Base Camp
-Zhangmu-Kathmandu-Nagarkot-Shanghai
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Departure Dates: You decide!
Trip Length: 13Days
Attractions: Potala Palace, JokhangTemple, Barkhor Street, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka Garden, Tibet Museum, Yamdrok Tso Lake, Nojin Kangtsang Glacier, Palcho Monastery, Kumbum, Yalung Tsangpo River, Tashilhunpo Monastery, Rongphu Temple, Base Camp in Mt.Everest, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Swayambhunath Temple, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Thamel Area in Kathmandu.
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6 Days Tibetan Area Tour in Gansu and Qinghai Province (valid for the Chinese New Year)
Destinations: Shanghai - Lanzhou(Capital of Gansu Province)-Linxia City (called little Mekka, a Hui National Minority Autonomous Prefecture) - Labrang Monastery - Tonghren County - Xining (Capital of Qinghai Province)
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Departure Dates: Chinese NewYear Period
Trip Length: 6 Days/5 Nights
Attractions: Big Mosque in Linxia City, Labrang Monastery(Center of Tibetan regions in Gansu, Sichuan and Qinghai provinces), Sangke Grassland, Longwu Monastery in Tonghren County, Ta'er Monastery and Tu Minority's Home Town, Qinghai Lake (the biggest salt lake in China).
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