Lhasa, the capital of the Tibetan region of China, is the political, economic, cultural and religious center of the Tibetan region, and is also the holy place of Tibetan Buddhism.

With more than 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, it is also known as the "Sunshine City".

When Ning Hao drove into the city of Lhasa, night had just fallen, but the time was already more than half past nine in the evening.

Under the illumination of various lights, you can clearly feel that the whole city is deeply influenced by Tibetan Buddhism, and everywhere is full of red, white and yellow colors.

After finding a hotel booked in advance to check in, the two first found a restaurant near the hotel for dinner, and then walked directly to the Potala Palace, ready to see the night view of the Potala Palace first.

The hotel they stayed in was very close to the Potala Palace, and it only took ten minutes to walk to get there.

Therefore, the two of them took a walk after dinner, walked on the lively streets of Lhasa, and soon arrived at the Potala Palace Square.

The Potala Palace Square is located directly opposite the Potala Palace and is the highest city square in the world.

Standing on the square of the Potala Palace, Ning Hao was instantly amazed by the scene in front of him.

The majestic and magnificent Potala Palace, built on top of the red mountain, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the buildings are overlapped, and the palace is saga.

The entire Potala Palace covers an area of 360,000 square meters, mainly composed of the Red Palace and the White Palace, which was originally built by Songtsen Gampo to marry Princess Wencheng.

Among them, the Red Palace is located in the center of the Potala Palace, the outer wall is red, the main building is the spiritual pagoda hall of the Dalai Lama in the past dynasties, and there are many Buddhist halls and scripture halls built around it, and the building presents the layout of a mandala.

The White House, also named after the white exterior of the palace, is located in the eastern part of the Potala Palace, where the Dalai Lama lived, and was once the seat of the local government in Tibetan areas after liberation.

On the west side of the Red Palace, it is the residence of the lamas who usually serve in the Potala Palace, which is called Zha Sha, because its exterior wall is also white, and it is connected to the White House on the east side below the Red Palace, so many people will regard it as a part of the White House.

Therefore, many people's first impression when they see the Potala Palace is that the White House runs across the two wings, and the Red House is in the center.

At this moment, in the dark night, under the background of the lights, the Red Palace is slightly dark, revealing a little mystery, and the White House is as white and bright as fluorescent, showing the holiness and majesty of the Potala Palace.

"Is the white exterior of the Potala Palace painted with some special paint, and how can it be so bright?"

After being amazed, Ning Hao turned his head and asked Tang Xiaoxiao curiously.

Because the entire façade of the White House looks like a giant fluorescent lamp, it looks white and bright, and it is hard to believe that this is just the effect of the light.

"The façade of the Potala Palace is painted once a year. ”

Tang Xiaoxiao looked at the Potala Palace in the distance and replied: "I don't know if there are any special pigments added to the paint, I only know that in order to prevent the wood material from rotting, increase the viscosity of the paint and make it not easy to fall off."

Every year when it is repainted, a large amount of milk and sugar is added to the paint. ”

Milk sugar?

This Ning Hao is really the first time I've heard it.

Then he looked up at the huge white exterior wall, and couldn't help muttering to himself: How much milk and sugar do you need!

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The two walked leisurely to the southern end of the square, where a huge musical fountain came into view, and many tourists could be seen stopping around the fountain to watch.

Admire the "dancing" of the fountain that changes with the rhythm of the music, and take pictures of the night view of the Potala Palace that is even more charming against the backdrop of the musical fountain.

"Click!"

Tang Xiaoxiao also took out her SLR camera and found a good angle to shoot a night view of the Potala Palace in the distance in front of the musical fountain.

Then, he looked at the Potala Palace with a little regret and said: "It's a pity that I will leave Lhasa the morning after tomorrow, and I won't have the opportunity to visit the Potala Palace this time." ”

In order to completely get rid of the ignorant image with a confused face, Ning Hao had already learned some basic travel instructions about Lhasa from Xiaomei in advance when he was on the road before, and knew why Tang Xiaoxiao said this.

Because the tickets for the Potala Palace are pre-sold in advance during the tourist season, the tickets for the day are not directly sold, and the number of visitors per day is limited.

There are only two ways for individual visitors to buy tickets to the Potala Palace, one is to queue up to receive the reservation ticket, you can bring your ID card to the ticket reservation office one day in advance to get the reservation ticket, and then take the reservation ticket and ID card to the Potala Palace ticket window to buy tickets the next day.

Although the reservation ticket collection time starts at 9 a.m., in the current tourist season, many people come to line up in the early morning, so if you want to queue up to buy tickets, you have to get up early.

Another way is to book on the official website, you can book tickets for the Potala Palace within seven days in advance, but it is said that the website experience is very poor, and it is difficult to buy tickets on it.

In addition to these two ways, the only way to do this is to take a day trip with a local travel agency, as more than half of the Potala Palace tickets go to various travel agencies every day.

To participate in a day trip, you also need to sign up in advance, not only will you be limited to the time you visit the Potala Palace by the travel agency, but you will also be taken to visit various shopping stores, although there will be no compulsory consumption, but the only feeling after a lap is to see the flowers.

Therefore, no matter which of the above methods is anyway, the result is that they can only make an appointment in advance tomorrow, and it is impossible to visit the Potala Palace directly, and they will not be able to do it until the day after tomorrow at the earliest.

And Tang Xiaoxiao said that she would leave Lhasa early the day after tomorrow, and it was obviously impossible to have time to visit the Potala Palace.

Just when Ning Hao was secretly thinking about this, Tang Xiaoxiao quickly adjusted his mood and said to him: "You get up early tomorrow and go to the queue to get the reservation ticket! ”

"Can it be solved?"

Ning Hao did not respond to Tang Xiaoxiao's words, but turned his head to look at Xiaomei.

"Soeasy!" Xiaomei directly dragged a sentence in English.

After receiving Xiaomei's reply, Ning Hao's face suddenly showed a smile, and he asked Tang Xiaoxiao, "Do you believe me?"

"What?"

Tang Xiaoxiao was stunned by Ning Hao's brainless question.

"The itinerary along the way is all arranged by you, and tomorrow is the last day of our trip, do you dare to leave the itinerary to me to arrange?"

"You arranged?"

Tang Xiaoxiao was stunned again for a moment, and then smiled: "Okay! I look forward to your surprise tomorrow." ”

"Rest assured, surprises guaranteed. ”

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