Tibetan Market Street Stalls

Tibetan Market Street Stalls is a gift shop in Xigaze, Tibet. Tibetan Market Street Stalls is situated nearby to Tashi Culture Square, as well as near the Buddhist temple Tashi Lhunpo Monastery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and Shigatsé Mosque.

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery

Buddhist temple

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Tashi Lhunpo Monastery is an historically and culturally important monastery in Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet. Founded in 1447 by the 1st Dalai Lama, it is the traditional monastic seat of the Panchen Lama. Tashi Lhunpo Monastery is situated 210 metres northwest of Tibetan Market Street Stalls.

Shigatsé Mosque

Mosque

The Shigatse Mosque is a mosque located in Samzhubzê, Xigazê, Shigatse City, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Shigatsé Mosque is situated 760 metres northeast of Tibetan Market Street Stalls.

Shigatse Dzong

Castle

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The Shigatse Dzong, also known as Samdruptse Dzong, is located in Shigatse, Tibet, China. It is spelt Rikaze Dzong. Shigatse Dzong was originally built by Karma Phuntsok Namgyal, the second in the line of the Nyak family who ruled Tibet from 1565 to 1642, after which the capital was moved to Lhasa. Shigatse Dzong is situated 1¼ km north of Tibetan Market Street Stalls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chengnan and Chengbei.

Chengnan

Suburb

Chengnan Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Samzhubzê District, Shigatse, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. At the time of the 2010 census, the subdistrict had a population of 50,857 and an area of 90 square kilometres.

Chengbei

Suburb

Chengbei Subdistrict is a subdistrict and the seat of Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. At the time of the 2010 census, the subdistrict had a population of 13,110 and an area of 70 square kilometres as of 2010. Chengbei is situated 2½ km north of Tibetan Market Street Stalls.