• Kumbum Monastery, with a history of more than 400 years, serves as a repository of Tibetan culture and art, including various sculptures, statues and religious artefacts. It is a place of pilgrimage, a sanctuary for scholars and a magnet for lovers of art and beauty. It is also a harmonious collection of beautiful and varied examples of classic architecture combining Han and Tibetan styles. The monks first study the Exoterics and then practise the Esoterics. "Kumbum" means 100,000 enlightening bodies of the Buddha. According to the legend, Great Master Tsong Kha-Pa acquired a profound knowledge of Buddhism when, at the age of 42, he laid the theorical basis for the establishment of Gelupga (Virtuous Sect) also called the "Yellow Sect" because of the yellow hats.

Sun and Moon Mountain (Riyue Mountain) is situated 40 kilometers (25 miles) from southwest of Huangyuan County in Xining. As part of the Qilian Mountain Range, it marks the boundary between the eastern agricultural area and the western pastoral area of Qinghai Province. The mountain was historically called Red Mountain (Chi Ling) for its red rocks. In the past, it was a vital communications center between central China and the southwest frontiers as well as the west regions. Later on, Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) passed Riyue Mountain when she was going to marry Songtsen Gampo, king of the Tubo tribe. To commemorate the princess, the mountain was renamed the Sun-and-Moon Mountain, and the Princess Wencheng Temple was built at the foot of the mountain.

• Qinghai Lake perched at 3,200m above sea level and sandwiched between the Hainan and Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures, lies Qinghai Lake (Qinghai hu). This huge expanse of deep, salty liquid receives its name, literally Blue Sea Lake, from the vastness of its azure waters. It is the largest salt water lake in China, with a circumference of 360km and a surface area of over 4,500km squared. In ancient times the lake was known as the Western Sea, and in Tibetan it is known as Koko Nor.

• Chaka Salt Lake is located in the south of Chaka Town of Wulan County. This is a brine lake and the lake bottom is covered with a layer of rock salt that is generally 5m thick, with a maximum thickness of 9.68m. The salt is naturally crystallized, with big crystal, high purity and excellent taste. Because the salt crystal contains mineral materials, the salt looks dark green and hence it is called "green salt". The scenes of salt extracting, sun rising on salt lake and the wonderful sight of salt flowers constitute a beautiful picture.

• Covering an area of 5,800 square meters, the world-renowned Qarhan Salt Lake is located in the north of Golmud City. The boundless salt lake can be regarded as a salt world formed by the lake stretching away to meet the sky; the salt reserves of the lake is more than 50 billion tons. While the Lofty or Bottomless Salt Bridge (Wanzhang Salt Bridge) is precisely a part of Golmud-Dunhuang highway which was built based on the salt lake. Surprisingly, the so-called bridge unexpectedly has no pier and beam column; however, it can bear more than 10 tons of the truck and the train with over 10 carriages that has been considered as a miracle of the world traffic history.

• Hurleg Hu (Keluke Lake) means “the herby beach of achnatherum” in Mongolian; it originated from the Bayin River which is located in the cypress mountain of the northern part of Delingha. After the river passed through more than 200 km, Keluke Lake takes its shape with an area of 57 square meters and an average depth of over 7 meters. Possessing rich water and grass resources, the lake is a very nice place in Tsaidam Basin. Besides, Keluke Lake is a flow-out lake, that is, after whirling in the lake, the water from Bayin River flow into another lake—Tuosu Lake, which is connected with Keluke Lake.

• Qarhan Salt Lake is located in Tsaidam Basin in Golmud City, west of Qinghai Province. 750km away from Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, the lake is the biggest one with the solid and liquid salt in China and is the most well-known inland salt lake in the world. With an altitude of 2600 meters and an area of 5000 square kilometers, it is the biggest production base of potash fertilizer in China. The road bed of Qinghai-Tibet road and railway is fully made from the salt and is 32 kilometers long, which is called Lofty or Bottomless Salt Lake and Iron Rainbow respectively.

• The First Bridge on the Yangtze River is located in Tuotuohe County which is 400km away from the downtown area of Golmud City. In the past, there were totally four different bridges built on the Yangtze River right here from wooden one to the railway bridge and they witnessed the development of Golmud. The bridge is 1389.6 meters long, with 42 bridge apertures and crosses over 1300-meter-wide Tuotuohe River. And it is the highest railway bridge in the world. Tuotuohe River originates from Geladandong Snow Mountain. Together with the other plateau rivers, it converges into Tongtian River and Jinsha River which flow until Yibin in Sichuan Province and is called Yangtze River since here. As Tuotuohe River is the headwaters of the Yangtze River, Tuotuohe County is well known as the first county along the Yangtze River. The First Bridge on the Yangtze River is the epitome of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, condensing the ambition, intelligence and power of Chinese nation`s connecting Qinghai and Tibet.

• Tsona Lake is situated in Anduo County, Nakchu, Tibet and is a holy lake where believers from all directions frequently pay pilgrimages. The tradition of praying to holy lake can be traced back as early as the Han Dynasty (206B.C. – 8 A.D.). The legend goes that the lake used to be the bath area for Lady Queen Mother. Tsona in Mongolian means black lake; however, it is absolutely pure without being polluted. It is the highest fresh water lake in the world and is where Nu River originates. Taking up an area of 300 square km and enjoying an altitude of 4800 meters, it looks pretty beautiful in summer and is a famous attraction along the Qinghai- Tibet railway. In winter, herds of pastured yaks are nourished beside the lake illuminated by a riot of colors when the mild sunshine projected to the landscape through the frozen water.

• Lake Namtso is located in Nagqu Prefecture, about 260 kilometers from Lhasa City. Namtso means "holy lake" in the Tibetan language. With over 30 kilometers from north to south and over 70 kilometers from east to west, the lake covers a total area of more than 1,900 square kilometers, being the second largest salt lake in China. At an elevation of 4,718 meters, it is also the highest-altitude salt lake in the world, the furthest depth being more than 33 meters. The water in the lake for the most part arises from rains, melted ice and snow of Nyenchen Tonglha Mountains and the inflow of crooks and streams, hence the lake is very clear and limpid. With the lake surface assuming sky blue, the lake and the sky seem to be one and undivided, which may make visitors feel themselves in a fairy land if they have a stroll by the lake.

• Jokhang Monastery is probably the most popular attraction in Lhasa. The incredible architecture includes bronze and golden statues and figurines. With an abundance of paintings and various other cultural relics, it is no wonder that it landed a spot on the world Cultural Heritage List. Jokhang is the first Buddhist temple in Tibet, which was built during the reign of King Songsten Gampo to celebrate his marriage with Chinese Tang princess Wencheng. And now it's the most sacred and important temple for Tibetans.

• Potala Palace is a must-see for tourists since it's by far the most symbolic and well known site in Tibet. Placed on the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO in 1994, it is located in central Lhasa. The palace was built around the 7th century by King Gambo on the Red Hill. The king established Lhasa as the capital of Tibet. At over an amazing 3,500 meters above sea level, the highest palace in the world is made up of the Red and White Palaces. The White Palace was the Dalai Lama's living quarters (Sunlight Hall), while the Red Palace is where most religious ceremonies take place. One can still see gold and jade statues, scriptures, stupas, and western relics as well as art and literary pieces for past Dalai Lamas on display.

• Barkhor Street, located at the center of the old Lhasa, is a circular street, which is the oldest street in Lhasa and remains very traditional. It is a place where Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts assemble and a place to which a visit must be paid. Barkhor is the road which pilgrims tramped out around Jokhang Temple through centuries. Buddhist pilgrims walk or progress by body-lengths along the street clockwise every day into deep night. They comprise most of Lhasa's floating population. Barkhor, the sacred pilgrim path, is also a marketplace where shaggy nomads, traders, robed monks and chanting pilgrims join together. Shops and stalls, clustering, sell printed scriptures, cloth prayer flags and other religious vessels, jewelry, Tibetan knives, ancient coins and etc.

• Drepung Monastery, situated at the foot of the Mountain Gambo Utse, 5 kilometers from the western suburb of Lhasa, is known as the most important monastery of Gelugpa in Tibetan Buddhism. It is considered one of the 'Three Great Monasteries'. Covering an area of 250,000 square meters, it held 7,700 monks in total and possessed 141 fazendas and 540 pastures in its heyday, and is the largest-scale monastery among the ones of the same kind. Seen from afar, its grand, white construction gives the monastery the appearance of a heap of rice. As such, it was given the name 'Drepung Monastery' which, in the Tibetan language, means Monastery of Collecting-Rice.

• Sera Monastery, located at the foot of Tatipu Hill in the northern suburb of Lhasa City, is one of the three great Gelugpa monasteries along with the Drepung Monastery and the Ganden Monastery in Lhasa. It is dedicated to the Gelugpa or Yellow Hat Sect, a branch of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Tsong Khapa. The monastery was named Sera which means wild rose in the Tibetan language, because the hill behind it was covered with wild roses in bloom when the monastery was built. It's here that the resident monks famously debate Buddhist doctrine in a highly stylized manor with ritualized clapping and stamping to designate starting and stopping points.

• Lhasa Tibetan Hospital is worldwide famous for its traditional treatment. Tibetan medicine is a centuries-old traditional medical system that employs a complex approach to diagnosis, incorporating techniques such as pulse analysis and urinalysis, and utilizes behavior and dietary modification, medicines composed of natural materials (e.g., herbs and minerals) and physical therapies (e.g. Tibetan acupuncture, moxabustion, etc.) to treat illness. The Tibetan medical system is based upon a synthesis of the Indian (Ayurveda), Persian (Unani), Greek, indigenous Tibetan, and Chinese medical systems, and it continues to be practiced in Tibet, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Ladakh, Siberia, China and Mongolia, as well as more recently in parts of Europe and North America. It embraces the traditional Buddhist belief that all illness ultimately results from the "three poisons" of the mind: ignorance, attachment and aversion. Like other systems of traditional Asian medicine, and in contrast to biomedicine, Tibetan medicine first puts forth a specific definition of health in its theoretical texts. To have good health, Tibetan medical theory states that it is necessary to maintain balance in the body's three principles of function.

• Ganden Monastery is located on Wangbur Mountain, on the southern bank of Lhasa River, 47 kilometers from Lhasa City. It stands at an altitude of 3,800 meters above sea level. Ganden Monastery is one of the earliest and largest Buddhist monasteries in Tibet, and stands atop of the six famous temples of Gelugpa - a branch of Tibetan Buddhism. With its significance as a religious, artistic, political and cultural relic, it is regarded as one of the 'Three Great Temples', together with the Sera Monastery and the Drepung Monastery. Every year, one of the grandest of Buddhist activities - Buddha Painting Unfolding Festival - is conducted in the monastery, attracting thousands of visitors and disciples.

• Chubu Buddhist Temple is located at the upstream of Chubu River, 60km to the west of Lhasa. It was built by Song Qinba, who is disciple of Gemage faction founder, Tabulajie in the reign of Chunxi 14th year of Nansong Dynasty. This black hat faction is the place where the Living Buddha was stationed where there were many disciples.The Living Buddha of the black hat faction is known as "Dabao Buddha King" where the status is the highest. This temple also possessed the biggest strength. At the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Gelu Faction gets the power and Gemage Faction is forced to accept the Gelu Faction's jurisdiction. Dalai Lama dispatched a monk to live in this temple and to oversee it. There were massive classics as gifts for the Living Buddha during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty. Now, the temple has been destroyed and the only remainder is one ancient Tibetan stele at the beginning of nine centuries during later period of Tulufan.