Lhasa belongs to Tibet. Lhasa, the capital of Xizang Autonomous Region, is located in south-central Tibet, with a length of 277 kilometers from east to west and a width of 202 kilometers from north to south.

Lhasa is the political, economic, cultural, scientific and educational center of Tibet, and also the holy land of Tibetan Buddhism. Located in the southeast of central Tibet, on the north bank of Lhasa River, a tributary of Yarlung Zangbo River, the terrain is generally inclined from east to west, with an average elevation of 3,650 meters. It is an ancient city with a history of 1300 years.

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Lhasa, known as "Logue" in history, is a famous historical and cultural city in China. In the 7th century, Songtsan Gampo unified Tibet and moved its political center from Shannan to Lhasa. After thousands of years of development, Tibet has gradually formed a political, economic, cultural and religious center. 195 1 year, Tibet was peacefully liberated. 1960 1 month, Lhasa was established; 1965 In September, Xizang Autonomous Region was established and Lhasa became the capital of the autonomous region.

There are two national nature reserves and two national forest parks in the city. There are 389 key cultural relics protection units in the city, including 18 national key cultural relics protection units (including 3 world cultural heritages 1 08), 54 municipal key cultural relics protection units and 209 county key cultural relics protection units.

Lhasa Municipal People's Government-Impression