拉薩市是一座具有1300年曆史的古城，位於雅魯藏布江支流拉薩河北岸，海拔3650多米。 “拉薩”在藏文中為“聖地”或“佛地”之意，長期以來都是西藏政治、經濟、文化、宗教的中心。

Lhasa is a city with 1,300 years of history, located in Lhasa, the north bank of the Brahmaputra tributaries, more than 3650 m above sea level. "Lhasa" in Tibetan for "Holy Land" or "Buddha" meaning, Tibet has long been the political, economic, cultural and religious center.

在中國西藏拉薩的紅山之巔，有一座舉世聞名的宮堡式古建築群，這就是建於公元七世紀的布達拉宮。布達拉宮被稱為“世界屋脊明珠”，最初是松贊乾布為迎娶文成公主而興建的，17世紀重建後，布達拉宮成為歷代達賴喇嘛的冬宮居所，是西藏政教合一的統治中心，也是拉薩乃至青藏高原的標誌。這座世界上海拔最高、最雄偉的宮殿裡，收藏著極為豐富的文物和工藝品，同時也珍存著獨一無二的雪域文化遺產。它的宮殿佈局、土木工程、金屬冶煉、繪畫、雕刻等方面均聞名於世，整座宮殿具有鮮明的藏式風格，依山而建、氣勢雄偉。 1994年，布達拉宮被列為世界文化遺產。

In China the top of Red Hill in Lhasa, there is a world-famous ancient castle-style buildings, which is built in the seventh century AD, the Potala Palace. Potala Palace was known as the "Roof of the World Pearl", was first married Princess Wencheng, Songtsen is being built, rebuilt the 17th century, the Potala Palace as the Dalai Lama's Winter Palace residence, the Tibetan political and religious co-one of the dominant center, but also a sign of Lhasa, Tibet as well. This world's highest and most majestic palace, a very rich collection of artifacts and handicrafts, but also a unique treasure that exist in the snow-covered cultural heritage. It is the layout of the palace, civil engineering, metal smelting, painting, sculpture, etc. are known, the whole palace with distinctive Tibetan style, hillside, impressive. In 1994, the Potala Palace as a World Heritage.

布達拉宮依山壘砌、群樓重疊、殿宇嵯峨，堅實墩厚的花崗石牆體、金碧輝煌的金頂，具有強烈裝飾效果的巨大鎏金寶​​瓶、層層套接的建築型體……都體現了藏族古建築迷人的特色。布達拉宮是藏式建築的傑出代表，也是中華民族古建築的精華之作。

Potala Palace, the mountain and assembled, group F, overlap, towering temples, solid granite pier thick walls, resplendent golden dome, with a strong decorative effect of the huge gilt vase, building layers of socket-type body ... ... embody the characteristics of Tibetan ancient architecture fascinating. Potala Palace is an outstanding representative of Tibetan architecture, is the essence of Chinese ancient architecture make.