When ever the night falls Lhasa will turns into an elegant lady. The night views in Lhasa are more charming at night. Many of them look like a picture hanging in the sky created by God. Lhasa night strolls are worthy a try, because there are lovely night markets, shops and wonderful views.

Lhasa Potala Palace
When visit the Potala Palace you will always find it beauty in different times. The Potala Palace outdoor scene is charming under the lighting system. During special times, the lighting system and music fountain add livingness to the Potala Palace. The music fountain in the square changes its shapes with the rising and falling of the music rhythm. Looking from distance, you will find the Potala Palace is not rising from the earth, but rising from the cloud in the sky. It is hanging in the sky! That night scene is amazing and unforgettable.

Lhasa Beijing Road (the Bar Street in Lhasa)
At night Beijing Road is multicolored by lights. The Beijing Road gets all dolled up. Shining neon lights and striking billboards decor along this road at night. Many shops and stalls are in Beijing Road, and they are on business till night time. The colorful billboards are blooming flowers in Lhasa nightlife. Beijing Road under the lighting system seems like more wide and flat. Cars and buses are less than those in day times; but the hurtling cars draw pieces of ribands on road. There are also lots of bars in Beijing Road Middle, so people call Beijing Road as “Bar Street” in Lhasa too. Because of bars, the bar areas of Beijing Road seems like more popular at night.

Lhasa Yutuo Road (Pedestrian Street)
Yutuo Road nowadays becomes into a brand new pedestrian street in Lhasa. Yutuo Road is the first road with asphaltum road surface in Lhasa and it is one of the busiest streets in Lhasa. Yutuo Road with one end connected to Potala Palace Square and another end stretched to Jokhang Square is the window of Lhasa City. This road gathering three biggest malls of Lhasa: Lhasa Department Store, Lhasa Jinggu Marketplace and Lhasa International Trade Building. Lhasa Yutuo Road is so nice and busy at night that every tourist in Lhasa will go to this pedestrian road. At night, people like to stroll among the flowers, fountains and beautiful lights in Yutuo Road.

Lhasa Deji Road North
Deji Road North is a food street in Lhasa. There are so many restaurants and catering stores in this road, that people can eat from the beginning to end. There are nearly 100 special restaurants in this 1000-meter-long street. In this street, every tastes including vinegary, sweet, hot, salt, bitter pungent and so on. There are lots of Chinese food restaurants and foreign food restaurants in Deji Road North. Restaurants of Deji Road North are still busy at night. Stroll along this road, if you are hungry or interesting, you can choose a restaurant.

Lhasa Barkhor Street Night Market
Barkhor Street is the oldest and also the specialist street in Lhasa. Barkhor Street Night Market is more charming when ever the curtain of night befalls in Lhasa. All kinds of stalls and shops are still in business at night. There are intoxicating music from shops and passional yo-heave-ho from holders. Barkhor Street is not very bounty, it is exquisite busy. Barkhor Street Night Market is not full of handicrafts but also packed by snack stalls. Various goods and snacks are dazzling on street. The old-timey Barkhor Street leaves more thoughts to the tourists.

Lhasa Tianhai Night Market
Tianhai Night Market is the most famous night market in Minzu Road, western suburb area of Lhasa. It is also the busiest and most popular night market in Lhasa. Its business time lasts till 05:00 next day morning. There are all kinds of products and snacks. This night market is a nice one for midnight food. Tianhai Night Market is the replacement of the Youth Night Market. This market is also dotted with stalls or booths selling fruits, snacks and local handicrafts. As the prices in Tianhai Night Market are cheaper than that of the Barkhor Street Market, if only for shopping, you would better choose Tianhai Night Market. But Barkhor Night Market is a place better for viewing the Tibetan culture.

Lhasa Ghee (Butter) Sculpture and Lantern Festival
In Tibetan calendar, on the 15th day of the first moon, Tibetan people will make multi-colored ghee sculptures to display out and light the lanterns. Butter is sculptured into all kinds of things with Tibetan paints such as flowers, characters, animals and so on. Many sculptures are composed of several pictures which tell people stories and antiquity legends. Tibetan Ghee Sculpture and Lantern Festival started from Ming Dynasty, in year 1409, and created by Buddhism. At night of the Lantern Festival, there will be colorful ghee (butter) sculptures and lanterns displayed all around the Lhasa Barkhor Street. People crowd and play in Barkhor Street at that night. There are also puppetry performances at night. After lighting the lanterns, the street is sprinkled by numerous stars and is resplendence. The Lantern Festival is the busiest and happiest festival in Lhasa.

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