Ceylonese Cover Story
August, 3rd, 2024
Photo by Chuanren Long
Taking a trip to Xizang (Tibet) is the lifelong dream of many people. Xizang autonomous region in Southwest China,home to the highest plateau on Earth, is known as the “roof of the world”. It’s a paradise for tourists with its towering snow mountains, vast grasslands, tranquil lakes and breathtaking views.
Must-visit places include the Potala Palace – a UNESCO world heritage site, Mount Qomolangma, Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon and more.
Xizang is also famed for its rich ethnic culture, including the Tibetan dance, age-old thangka painting and Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa – traditional Tibetan bathing for a medical purpose which was inscribed onto the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2018.
Xizang is also famed for its rich ethnic culture, including the Tibetan dance, age-old thangka painting and Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa – traditional Tibetan bathing for a medical purpose which was inscribed onto the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2018.
Xizang food is unique to the plateau, and there are several foods that are favorites with tourists in the region. Influenced by the environment, as well as Chinese and Nepali cuisines, you can try such delicious dishes as Tibetan momos, Tibetan blood
sausages, local yak meat, mutton and beef, and the ever-present tsampa, made from locally-grown highland barley flour.
Yogurt is a particular favorite of the Tibetan people, and there are a number of delicious noodle dishes with Sichuan influences that are great as lunches. And for drinks, you should try the Tibetan Sweet Tea and Butter Tea, which are the main beverages of the people, or the locally-brewed barley wine for the adults in the party.