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FAQ of Potala Palace

Update: Jan. 31st, 2013

Potala Palace

1.What pigment the red color of Potala Palace is?

The red on walls of Potala Palace was painted with a kind of red liquid which squeezed out from a kind of plant named Baima Grass in Tibetan Language. The Baima Grass is not a kind of grass, but a kind of shrub with hard texture. At the same time, the Baima is also top grade constructional material. The walls around the golden roof of Potala Palace were made up of this kind of material. It not only can reduce weight, but also can be the function of decoration and emblem. The red of Potala Palace symbolizes wisdom and power.

2.What pigment the white color of Potala Palace is?

The white color of Potala Palace was painted with milk, lime and other materials. The milk is often sacrificed by believers. If you ever saw Tibetan milk dregs, you will find that the white color of walls of Potala Palace is similar with the color of milk dregs. There is a point should be illustrated that white in Tibetan Buddhism symbolizes mercy.

3.Why the entrance ticket of Potala Palace is limited?

To limit the amount of entrance ticket Potala Palace is one of powerful measures to protect the thousand years' civil stone structure of Potala Palace. The Potala Palace tourism can be divided into high season and low season. The high season refers to the period from May 1st to October 31st. In this period, there are over two three thousand travelers want to visit the Potala Palace. It is impossible that all people can go to visit Potala Palace. Consequently, Potala Palace takes the measure of getting ticket voucher to limit the number of visitors.

4.Is it hard to get the entrance ticket of Potala Palace in August?

The daily reception capacity of Potala Palace is 2300 persons. Among these entrance tickets, there are 700 tickets for independent tourists and the others for travel agencies. That is to say, there are only over 700 pieces of ticket vouchers every day. But there are over thousands travelers want to visit Potala Palace in high season of Tibet tour.

August is the peak season of Tibet tour. The number of visitors to Tibet also greatly increases. Hence, it is very hard to get the entrance ticket of Potala Palace. If you can not get the entrance ticket of Potala Palace by yourself, you are suggested to get help of travel agencies.

5.Is there show of musical fountain on Potala Palace Square in evening?

The project of musical fountain on Potala Palace Square was completed in 2005. The main fountain is as high as 150 meters. It integrated music, light and color of water together. It looks very grand.

The musical fountain on Potala Palace Square will open at 9 o'clock in evening. When the musical fountain opens, it responds gracefully to distinctive architectures around the Potala Palace. At the same time, the Potala Palace looks more solemn and magnificent against the dim light of night and colorful lights of musical fountain.

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