Useful information of Lhasa
Telephone Numbers:
Area code: 0891
Air Ticket Reservations: 6833446
Lhasa People's Hospital: 98120
Lhasa Tourist Complaints: 6833476
Bus station: 6824469
Festivals in Tibet
| Name | Place | Date (in Tibetan calendar) |
Activities |
| New Year | Tibet | Jan. 1 | A series of celebrating activities |
| Great Prayer Festival | Lhasa | Jan. 4-25 | Religious dances, monks chanting, examination for Geshe degree |
| Butter Lamp Festival | Lhasa | Jan. 15 | Giant butter and Tsampa sculptures display, singing, dancing |
| Gyangtse Horse Race Festival | Gyangtse | Apr. 18 | Horse race, archery contest, religious activities |
| Buddha Unfolding Festival | Tashilhunpo Monastery | May 14-16 | Giant Thangkas of Amitayus, Sakyamuni and Maitreya display |
| Universal Prayers Festival | Zamling Chisang | May 15 | People go to monasteries and burn juniper branches. |
| Paying Homage to the Holy Mountain Festival | Tibet | Jun. 4 | Homage paying to the Buddha, Circumambulation around mountains, picnicking, singing and dancing |
| Shoton Festival (Yoghurt Festival) | Tibet | Jun. 30 | Tibetan opera performances |
| Bathing Festival | Tibet | Jul. 27 | Bathing in star light |
| Nakchu Horse Race Festival | Nakchu | early August | Horse race, archery and horsemanship contest |
| Harvest Festival | Ongkor | August | Celebrations only in farming villages; walking around field to bless for a harvest year, Singing, dancing, and horseracing |
| Tsong Khapa Butter Lamp Festival | Tibet | Oct. 25 | Myriads of butter lamps lit on rooftops, prayers chanting |
| Paying Homage to the Holy Mountain Festival | Choekhor Duechcen | Jun. 4 | Homage paying to the Buddha, Circumambulation around mountains, picnicking, singing and dancing |