Potala Palace is located in an altitude of 3700 meters on the Red Hill in downtown Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, because of its long history of construction, architectural aesthetic characteristics demonstrated by the nation, as well as the study of Tibetan social history, culture, religion has the special value, and become world-famous attractions. 

      According to historical records: the seventh century thirties, thirty third generation ZAP Tibet Songtsen moved the capital Lhasa, the Potala Palace was built as a palace. The whole castle was built large-scale, three outside walls, there are a thousand seat palace. Gampo in this division administrative regional, sub-officer organizational, legislative law, orders ministers, policy full Fan and emissary neighboring countries or with their neighbors to build relationships or enter into covenant marriage, Tibet and neighboring ethnic groups to strengthen economic and cultural exchanges and promote the prosperity of the Tibetan society. Potala Palace became the Tubo Dynasty unified political center position is very prominent. The ninth century AD, with the disintegration of the Tubo Dynasty, the Potala Palace was cold.