Mount Everest and Norbulingka

Mount Everest, also named as Qomolangma, it is the highest mountain in the world, the altitude is 8848 meters on the top of this mountain. This mountain is located on the border of China and Nepal, there are three peaks compose it, they are Lhotse Peak, Nuptse Peak and Changtse Peak. Many traveler from Beijing to Lhasa, Shanghai to Lhasa or somewhere else only want to have a jounery to enjoy the magnificent of the Mount Everest.
It is regarded as the highest mountain in year 1808, a famous magazine named Great Trigonometric Survey, it is a magazine circulate in British.
There are two different way for the climbing to the Mount Everest, one is from the southest Nepal side, and the other is from the northeast Tibet, China side. The southest way is more easy to climb and most traveller will choose this one.
As the location of Mount Everest, it is a little far from Lhasa. In fact, there are much sight seeing beside Lhasa. Such as Norbulingka.

Norbulingka is a palace situated in Lhasa, the construction of the Norbulingka park is from year 1755. It is a residence which always used in summer for the Dalai Lama to aviod the hot. Norbulingka and Potala Palace are the most famous residence for the Dalai Lama in Tibet.
Norbulingka is situated in the west of Lhasa city, no far from Potala Palace, it covers an area with about 89 acres and it is the biggest garden in Tibet.
Many Tibet resident in Lhasa gathered here in summer to have some entertainment, like dancing, singing.
The precious of Norbulingka is it remain the most of the constructions which built in 13th and 14th century and offer rich heritage to the modern people. Nowadays, the local goverment also pay some funds to repair the Norbuingka Park and restore many damaged constructions. Norbulingka, it is a garden full of flowers and lakes surrond.