Driving in Tibet, China from Shigatse to Lhasa Part 1 of 2, along National Highway G318 to the Entrance of Ya'an-Yecheng Expressway G4218 in Qushui County.
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⏺ CHINA NATIONAL HIGHWAY G318
Shanghai-Nyalam Highway, is an ordinary highway in China and one of the horizontal lines of China's national road network. The number is G318. The starting point is Huangpu District, Shanghai, and the end point is Nyalam County, Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region. The total distance is 5,476 kilometers.
⏺ SHIGATSE
Shigatse City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is located in the southwest border of the People's Republic of China and the southwest of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It borders the Ngari Prefecture to the west, Nagqu City to the north, Lhasa City and Shannan City to the east, and borders Nepal, Bhutan, India and other countries border; in the 20th year of Yuan Zhizheng (1360), Shigatse began to have an organizational system. The Tibetan name of Shigatse City means "the estate with the best soil". Within the city, Dingri County has the highest peak in the world - Mount Everest.
City Name: Rikaze, Shigatse
Alias: Houzang, Nianmai, Xikazi
Administrative division code: 540200
Administrative district category: prefecture-level city
Region: Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Geographical location: Southern Tibet Autonomous Region, along the Himalayas
Area: 179240 km²
Areas under jurisdiction: 1 district, 17 counties
Government Residency: Samzhuze District
Telephone area code: 0892
Postal code: 857000
Climatic conditions: plateau mountain climate
Population: 798,153 people (2020)
Famous attractions: Mount Everest (Qomolangma), Tashilhunpo Monastery, Samdrupze Dzong, Baiju Monastery, Sakya Monastery
Airport: Shigatse Heping Airport, Shigatse Tingri Airport, Yadong Airport
Railway Station: Shigatse Station
License plate code: 藏D
⏺ LHASA
Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is an ancient city with a history of 1,300 years. It is located on the north bank of the Lhasa River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, with an altitude of more than 3,650 meters. "Lhasa" means "Holy Land" or "Buddha Land" in Tibetan. It has long been the political, economic, cultural and religious center of Tibet. The magnificent and magnificent Potala Palace is the seat of the supreme political and religious power symbol. On May 23, 1951, Tibet was peacefully liberated, and the city of Lhasa entered a new era. In 1960, the State Council officially approved Lhasa as a prefecture-level city, and in 1982 it was designated as one of the first 24 national historical and cultural cities to be announced.
Alias: Luozhe, Sunshine City
Administrative division code:540100
Administrative level: prefecture-level city
Region: Tibet Autonomous Region
Geographical location: China's southwest border, central and southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Area: 29640 km²
Areas under jurisdiction: 3 districts and 5 counties
Telephone area code: 0891
Postal code: 850000
Climatic conditions: plateau mountain climate
Population: 581,200 (registered population in 2022)
Famous attractions: Potala Palace, Norbulingka, Jokhang Temple, Ramoche Temple, Drepung Temple, Sera Temple
Airport: Lhasa Gonggar International Airport
Railway Station: Lhasa Station
License plate code: 藏A
Gross regional product: 83.479 billion yuan (2023)
Altitude: 3650m
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