Yumbulagang||The incense of the first palace in Tibet

||The incense of the first palace in Tibet. The Tibetan meaning of Yumbulagang is 'Palace on the hind leg of a doe' 🏛, because this palace is located on a narrow and steep hilltop of Zaxi Ciri Mountain, which is very similar to the hind leg of a doe. It is said that in the 20s of the 2nd century BC, farmers and herdsmen worked hard at the foot of Zaxi Ciri Mountain. One day, a handsome and wise man came, who was the first 'Zanpu' (Tibetan king) in Tibetan history - Niechi Zanpu 🤴. People then built the first palace in Tibet - Yumbulagang on the slope of Zaxi Ciri Mountain for Niechi Zanpu. · Yumbulagang is built according to the mountain and repaired according to the mountain ⛰. You can clearly see the mountain in the palace. The 'palace' is built with huge rocks, facing the cliff on three sides and the mountain on one side, standing tall and easy to defend and difficult to attack. Niechi Zanpu started from here and unified the Yalong tribe. The building is divided into three floors. The first half of the first floor is the entrance hall, with an area of 33 square meters. The entrance hall is a small platform with eaves. The second half is the Buddha Hall, where statues of Songtsen Gampo, Princess Wencheng and others are enshrined. The second floor is also divided into two parts, the front half is a platform surrounded by low walls on three sides, and the second half is a corridor with a patio. From Niechi Zanpu, Yumbulagang became the early palace of the leaders of the Yalong tribe; during the Songtsen Gampo period, the palace was changed to a Buddhist hall, and it was also his and Princess Wencheng's summer palace; by the fifth Dalai Lama, the original tower-style building was repaired with a four-cornered spire-style golden roof, and it was changed to a temple. In addition to some monk rooms in Yumbulagang, there is also a bedroom where the Dalai Lama lived when he came to worship Buddha. There are statues of Sakyamuni Buddha, Niechi Zanpu, Latototri Nianzan, Songtsen Gampo, Princess Wencheng, Chisong Dezan and others in the palace. 🎫Ticket: 30 yuan/person 🏘Opening hours 09:00-18:00 (all day); stop admission time: 16:00; 📓Line planning suggestions Day1 Lhasa-Samye Monastery-Zedang Monastery-Yumbulagang-Tibetan King's Tomb-Naidong County, Shannan Day2 Shannan Naidong County-Lamulacuo-Lhasa 📋Small tips 1. There are horse riding and selling prayer flags services at the foot of the mountain, and the prices are clearly marked; 2. It takes about half an hour to walk up to Yumbulagang; 3. When visiting Yumbulagang, you can also visit the Tibetan King's Tomb and Changzhu Temple together. The three attractions are basically in the same area, and it is very easy to visit in one day.