摘要
SITES ON UNESCO LIST CHINA Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace Enclosed within massive walls,gates and turrets built of rammed earth and stone,the White and Red Palaces and ancillary buildings of the Potala Palace rise from Red Mountain in the center of Lhasa Valley at an altitude of 3,700 meters.As the winter palace of the Dalai Lama from the 7 th century,the complex symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet.
