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The Treasure of the Plateau (Chinese: 高原之宝) is an urban sculpture in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

History

The sculpture was designed by Zheng Xiaodong (later a professor at the School of Broadcasting, Film and Television of Chengdu University of Science and Technology) and was erected on May 2, 1991, at the intersection of Beijing Middle Road, North Linkor Road and Norbulingka Road, and then in 2008 was moved to the under-construction Chagpori Park. The sculpture is a pair of yaks made of 2 tons of copper, shining in the sunlight.

References

1. 中国城市经济社会年鉴理事会; 中国城市经济社会发展硏究会; 中国行政管理学会 (1992). 中国城市经济社会年鉴 (in Chinese). 中国城市经济社会出版社. p. 940. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
2. 拉萨史 (in Chinese). 中国社会科学出版社. 1994. p. 369. ISBN 978-7-5004-1544-2. Retrieved 2024-06-03.

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Hotels & Parks	Chagpori Park Liwu Park Cisongtang Park Banak Shöl Hotel Lhasa Hotel Tibet Hotel Tibet Autonomous Region Guesthouse Tibet Tourism
Transport	Lhasa Airport Damxung railway station Lhasa railway station Lhasa West railway station Wumatang railway station Yangbajain railway station G109 G318 G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway North Linkor Road Central Beijing Road Norbulingka Road Jiangsu Road Jinzhu West Road Lhasa River Special Bridge Lhasa Passenger Station Tibet Skyway
Government	Doje Cezhug Jigme Namgyal

29°39′20″N 91°06′34″E / 29.65563°N 91.10952°E / 29.65563; 91.10952

• Buildings and structures in Lhasa