More than 19.9 m visited Lhasa in 2018

According to the local authorities more than 19.9 million visitors came to Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region last year. The arrivals in Lhasa went up by 23.87 per year on year.Lhasa is known to garner 28.28 billion yuan (4.21 billion U.S. dollars) from tourism last year which according to the local tourism authority was 24.33 percent up year on year.China’s most renowned cultural and tourist sites such as the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple is in Lhasa.Till October 2018 , Lhasa has A-level scenic spots, 143 star-rated hotels and 311 travel agencies in Lhasa according to Tashi Dondrup, deputy director of the Lhasa tourism development bureau.