Taizhao Ancient Town in Nyinchi

Taizhao Ancient Town has a long history which could be dated back to Chinese Qing Dynasty. It was a prosperous town with numerous stores and a large population in late Qing Dynasty. There was a famous Little Barkhor Street (Barkhor Street is the most prosperous street in Lhasa City) in Taizhao Ancient Town. Besides, there were also four busy and crowded monasteries attracted a large number of pilgrims.

Brief Introduction of Taizhao Ancient Town

Taizhao Ancient Town acted as an important economical, cultural and transportation center There are four routes to Tibet since ancient times, including the western Qinghai-Tibet route, the middle Qinghai-Tibet route, the eastern Qinghai-Tibet route and Sichuan-Tibet route. All the routes would lead to Lhasa via Taizhao Ancient Town except the western Qinghai-Tibet route.

Taizhao Ancient Town is located at the foot of the snow-capped mountains by Niyang River. Tourists making a Nyingchi tour from Lhasa could pay a visit to the ancient town with hundreds of years after climb over the Milha Mountain Pass with an altitude of 5013 meters. It would be an unforgettable experience to explore the history and folk culture in such a peaceful ancient town surrounded by magnificent mountains. Taizhao Ancient Town is located by the left side of No.318 State Highway between Lhas and Nyingchi. It is only about 200 kilometers away from Lhasa City. A large number of tourists would be attracted by the ancient culture, mysterious legend and special location of Taizhao Ancient Town.

Cultural Relics in Taizhao Ancient Town

Tourists planning a Nyingchi tour and willing to pay a visit to Taizhao Ancient Town would first be attracted by the magnificent memorial archway carved with Taizhao Ancient Town. The ancient memorial archway recorded the long history and witnessed the ups and downs of Taizhao Ancient Town. A series of well-preserved ancient architectures stand in Taizhao Ancient Town, including the old civil dwellings and the ancient gate.

Tibet is closely connected with inland China since the connections through marriage between Chinese Tang Dynasty and Tubo Kingdom. The first post in Taizhao Ancient Town was constructed in Chinese Yuan Dynasty and Taizhao was established as a county in late Qing Dynasty. It is recorded that Taizhao was called Gyangda and it was a prosperous town with complete serving facilities, such as post office, hotels, restaurants, school, tailor shops and so on. It was an important business center attracted a large quantity of Han people, Hui people and Nepalese here for business. Even today, tourists making a Nyingchi tour to Taizhao Ancient Town will have the chance to witness the traces of the prosperity of this ancient town.