Jokhang Monastery, also known as the Tsuglhakhang in Tibetan, is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Barkhor Square in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region. The entire building covers 25,100 square meters.

Jokhang Monastery. (Source: CRI )

Lying at about 1,000 meters to the east of the Potala Palace, Jokhang Monastery is the oldest architecture in Lhasa with a long history of 1,400 years, which started in AD 647 (the Tang Dynasty).

Jokhang Monastery became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, and was listed as 4A-level tourism site by the State Tourism Administration in 2002.