Yumbu Lakang is the oldest palace in Tibet. It was built by Nyatri Tsanpo, the first Tibet Tours
Tibetan king, in the 2nd century B.C. It was also the burial ground for
kings of the Tubo Kingdom between the seventh and ninth centuries. The
palace plays an important role in the origin of Tibetan history and
culture.
Yumbu Lakang Palace China travel service
sits atop a small hill east of the Yarlong River and faces west.
Therefore from the palace you will also enjoy a bird's eye view of the
beautiful Yarlung Valley.
In Tibetan "Yumbu" means female deer, and "Lakang" means holy palace.
Taken together "Yumbu Lakang" means "the palace built on a doe's leg".
It is named this because the hill the palace is built on resembles a
deer leg.
Legend says that in the fifth century a Buddhist sutra fell from the sky onto the roof of Yambu Lakang China tour deals.
Nobody could read the book. However a sage predicted it would be
interpreted between the 7th and 8th centuries, so the sutra was well
kept in the palace. It is legends like this that gives Tibet much of its
rich culture and fascinate tourists from around the globe.
Tibetan kings and their ministers are enshrined in a small palace
mausoleum. The mausoleum's upper floor holds a small chanting hall,
which houses statues of Sakyamuni and Chenrezi. A mural gallery uses
vivid pictures to depict Nyatri Tsenpo's arrival from the sky as well as
many other historical Tibetan legends.
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