The local tour agency in the end managed to get us slots to visit Potala in the morning. It was nice to know that they do try to deliver what they presented in the itinerary despite the strict rules imposed. Potala palace, originally built by King Songsten Gampo, consists of the White palace and Red palace. The White palace serves the administration purpose while the Red is for religious purpose. Potala used to be the seat of Dalai Lama and the political centre of Tibet. Now, it is the state museum of China. Inside Potala, there are numerous rooms, chapels and galleries of Buddhist statues, stupas and mandalas. As we are only allowed to spend one hour in Potala, Yu La, our guide pretty much brisk through the rooms. I now barely remembered anything. Well, it
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