Lhasa Tibetan-style street opens to the public

China Tibet Online
May 6, 2015

The design sketch of the Princess Wencheng Cijuelin Tibetan-style street [Photo/Chinatibetnews.com]

The Princess Wencheng Cijuelin Tibetan-style street was opened to the public in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, May 1, 2015, Chinanews.com reported.

Rows of two-story traditional Tibetan-style houses, rustic wooden signs, and exquisite handcrafts attracted thousands of tourists to come..

The Cijuelin Tibetan-style street is located south of the Lhasa River in CiJiaoLin district. The district is situated among a large mesa where there are numerous Tibetan-style residential courtyards and commercial communities lining up along both sides of the main street.

There was an opening ceremony held on the evening of May 1 in the street.

Liao Qiang, general manager of the Beautiful Potala Culture Creative Industries Developmeng Co. Ltd., said during the ceremony that the street, featuring Tibetan specialities and tourism, is based the profound cultural resources of ancient Cijuelin Village and great popularity of the epic drama Princess Wencheng. The drama is based on the story of a 16-year-old Tang Dynasty (618-907) princess Wencheng, who spent three years traveling from Chang’an (the current Xi’an in Shaanxi Province) to Lhasa to marry the king of Tubo(a kingdom on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from 7th to 9th century), Songtsan Gampo. The basic and supporting facilities there have been set up.

Liao Qiang also said that the street combines folk culture exhibitions, ethnic minority crafts, traditional song and dance performances, recreation, sightseeing, leisure, trade, and hotel service to create a scenic destination in an effort to support tourism in Tibet.

The design sketch of the Princess Wencheng Cijuelin Tibetan-style street [Photo/Chinatibetnews.com]

The street is divided into two different zones, and the use of each zone varies. As of now, different brands of bookstores, coffeeshops, art galleries, and motels have been opened.

The street has an evident geographical advantage, and in the future it is sure to become the center of the city. With the help of the grand epic drama Princess Wencheng, the street is guaranteed to become a commercial hub in the near future，Liao Qiang said.

The businessmen there wanted to do something special to aid the victims of the recent earthquake, so they decided to come together and donate all of the profits earned on the opening day to the victims in those quake-hit areas, he added.