CHINESE MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - TIBET: A Cultural Tour with Traditional Chinese Music
Tibet
Potala Palace
Lhasa River
Jokhang Temple
Drak Yerpa hermitage
Sera Monastery
Namtso Lake
Ganden Monastery
Shannan Area
Barkhor Street
Yambulakang Palace
Date of Production: 2011-11-02
Playing Time: 01:01:32
Catalogue Number: 2.110559 UPC: 0747313555956
UPC: 0747313555956
The Places
Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, continues to exercise a strange fascination over visitors, traditionally through its very remoteness. This Naxos China Travelogue tour starts with views of the Potala, the White Palace and the Red Palace, built in the 17th century on the site of a palace built a thousand years before. The Jokhang, dating from the 7th century, houses a revered image of the Buddha. Some five kilometers north of central Lhasa is the Sera Monastery, founded in the 15th century, with its colleges, statues and relics of former lamas. Fifty kilometres to the northeast is the Ganden Monastery, founded in the same period and holding important religious relics. The tour ends with a visit to Yumbulagang, said to be the oldest building in Tibet, which was consecrated to its ancient kings. The tour is accompanied by Tibetan music, the chanting of monks and other vocal and instrumental music matched with remarkable views of the country, its buildings and mountain scenery.
