Yungbulakang Palace

Yungbulakang Palace is the first palace for the first Tibetan king Niechi in the Yarlung River Valley, near Lhasa in Tibet. Yungbulakang stands on a hill on the eastern bank of the Yalung River in southeast Naidong County, 9 km south of Tsetang.

It is also named "The Mosher and Song Holy Hall" as during King Niechi's rule, the Yalong tribe gradually expanded in power and conquered other important tribes in the area, eventually under the rule of Songzang Ganbu who united the lands into the Tubo kingdom in the 7th century.

Interior

The castle is divided into front and back parts. The front is a 3 storey building while the back has a tall tower like a castle. Enshrined at the palace are the statues of Thiesung Sangjie Buddha, King Niechi, the first King of Tibet, Songsten Gampo and other Tubo kings.

External links

*http://www.chinats.com/lhasa/lhasa409.htm