Lhasa

name

Etymology: From Tibetan ལྷ་ས (lha sa), from Old Tibetan ར་ས (ra sa).

1. The capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

   “The earliest historical relic of the Tibetans—like that of many, perhaps of most, other races—is a weather-beaten stone, the Do-ring. It stands in the center of Lhasa, across the courtyard in front of the western doors of the Cathedral or Jokang, beneath the famous willow-tree.”

   “The 37bn-yuan ($5.7bn) track extends from the region’s capital Lhasa eastward to the city of Nyingchi, which is Tibetan for “Throne of the Sun”.”