Potala Palace is the most magnificent palace building in Tibet. Every visitor to Lhasa wants to visit it. The ticket price of Potala palace gate is 200 yuan from May to October, and 100 yuan from November to April. However, it is said that the number of tourists in Potala Palace is limited every day? So, how many tourists is the Potala Palace limited to every day?
Potala Palace can be said to be the landmark building of Lhasa, located on the Lhasa mabri mountain of more than 2000 meters. Potala Palace was originally built by Songzanganbu to marry Princess Wencheng in the seventh century A.D., and was severely damaged by lightning and war. In 1645, Potala Palace began to be rebuilt, and then it was expanded for more than three hundred years to form the scale of today's Potala Palace.
The Potala Palace has a total construction area of 130000 square meters, 13 floors of the main building, 115.7 meters high, and 999 rooms. The palace has a distinct Tibetan style, built on the mountain and magnificent in momentum. It is the cream of Tibetan ancient architectural art and the most complete ancient palace building in Tibet.
The Potala Palace seen from the Potala Palace Square is composed of the White House at the lower level and the Red Palace in the middle of the upper level. The White House, named for its white exterior, is seven stories high and historically the palace of the Dalai Lama. The top floor is the Dalai Lama's dormitory, the fifth and sixth floors are the living and office places, the fourth floor is the main hall for holding major ceremonies, and other places are the monks' living quarters.
The Red Palace is located in the center of the Potala Palace. The outer wall is red. There are eight stupas for storing the Dharma bodies of the Dalai Lama. The Red Palace is dedicated to the statues of Songzanganbu, Chizun princess, Wencheng Princess and ministers. There are also a large number of scriptures, portraits of the Qing Dynasty emperor, gold, silver and jade articles, with colorful murals, which are resplendent. It is a treasure house of Tibetan historical relics.
As the holy land of Tibetan Buddhism, there are a large number of pilgrims and tourists who come to Potala Palace every year. Now they are free to visit. I believe that many people will come to visit. However, we have noticed that some taboos in Potala Palace should be observed. After entering the palace, you are not allowed to take photos, trample on the threshold, wear a hat or stay too long.
The fifth set of 50 yuan banknotes in China is the Potala Palace, which is listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO and a national 5A tourist attraction.
On March 10, the government of the Tibet Autonomous Region issued the measures for the protection of the Potala Palace of the Tibet Autonomous Region, stipulating that the daily reception number of the Potala Palace shall not exceed 2300.
The number of people entering the Potala Palace every day has always been limited. Before the implementation of the new regulations, the daily reception volume was about 3000 people. After the promulgation of the new regulations, the number of people received by the Potala Palace was tightened, and the daily reception volume was only 2300 people, a decrease of more than 23%. This level of reception volume is indeed in short supply for the rapidly growing number of Tibetan tourists.
The peak season of Tibet is from May to October, while the off-season is from November to April. The difference in the number of tourists in the slack season is quite obvious. In the slack season, the daily reception number of Potala Palace will not exceed the limit.