Norbulingka

The Norbulingka is a palace and a park in Lhasa (Tibet, China), which served as the summer residence of the Dalai Lama.

History

There was originally a willow grove On the site of the plant. The representative ( Amban ) of the Chinese emperor of the Qing Dynasty in Lhasa had built a palace for the 7th Dalai Lama. 1755 was the 7th Dalai Lama next build another palace and the whole area was given the name Norbulingka ( "Jewel Garden "). Since about 1780 the Norbulingka served as the traditional summer residence of the Dalai Lama - the fourth to the ninth month of the traditional Tibetan calendar.

After the incorporation of Tibet into the People's Republic of China in 1951, a new palace for the 14th Dalai Lama was built on the site from 1954 to 1956.

During the uprising of 1959 and after the flight of the Dalai Lama Norbulingka was damaged in the fighting.

Today Norbulingka is a publicly accessible museum. The park has an area of ​​36 hectares.

Since 1988, the Norbulingka is on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China and since 2001 he is part of the " historical complex of the Potala Palace " World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Gallery

Norbulingka Park

The stables of the Dalai Lamas in Norbulingka, photographed in 1986

Dance at the " yogurt festival" ( Tib: zho ston ) in Norbulingka, photographed in 1993