拉萨雪莲花观景酒店·雪莲花观景藏餐厅

This is a restaurant with a great view in Lhasa, where you can enjoy the beauty of the Potala Palace up close! Even if you don't eat, it's an indescribable enjoyment to come here to drink tea, bask in the sun, and see the Potala Palace!

The restaurant has a view of the Potala Palace and the Tibetan hot pot is delicious

Snow lotus is a plant that grows in high-altitude cold areas. It belongs to the subgenus Saussurea and the subgenus Snow Rabbit in the genus Saussurea of ​​the Asteraceae family. They are annual or perennial dwarf herbs, mainly distributed in the high-altitude cold areas of Qinghai, Xinjiang, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet in China [^0^]. Snow lotus has high medicinal value and is also a symbol of tenacity, purity and pure white love. It grows in harsh environments, symbolizing tenacity and hope. It takes at least 5 years from germination to flowering [^1^]. Snow lotus also symbolizes holiness and is often used to decorate altars. In the UK, it is called the bells of the valley and the white girl in February. It blooms in the cold winter, heralding the approach of spring [^2^]. In addition, snow lotus is also the name of a song sung by Dede. The song praises the holiness and tenacity of snow lotus. The lyrics describe the snow lotus blooming on the snow-capped mountains of the plateau, facing the wind and snow, and not afraid of the cold ice, showing the tenacity and beauty of snow lotus [^3^]. #HimalayasSnowLotus

The Potala Palace is one of the most popular attractions in Tibet. Every year, there are a lot of tourists visiting the Potala Palace. In order to protect the integrity of the Potala Palace and the cultural relics inside, the number of visitors to the Potala Palace is limited every day. Only 2,300 tickets are sold every day, and about 700 individual tickets are sold. The supply of tickets for the Potala Palace is very tight during the peak season, and you must make reservations in advance to visit the Potala Palace during the peak season. There are two ways to make reservations for tickets to the Potala Palace: one is to make reservations online; the other is to make reservations on site. If you don’t want to queue up to make reservations for tickets yourself, it is also difficult to grab tickets online. You can also find a group tour organized by a travel agency (a half-day tour or a full-day tour of the Potala Palace)