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In 1966, Tibet was swept by the Cultural Revolution.

Many monasteries were smashed, much pagoda was torn down, many Buddha statues were smashed, many books were burned to ashes in the call of Mao Zedong's ‘destroying the old’.

The Potala Palace, was denounced as "one of the feudal fortresses of ruthless oppression to working people".

The Palace was at high risk of extinction.

It was even almost renamed the ‘The Red Palace of the East’.

However, the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai ordered the army to guard it in cultural revolution.

He named it state property.

Thus, it escaped unscathed.

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Today pilgrims to The Potala Palace come from all over the world, such as the Western countries and the Indian Ganges.

The way to travel includes the most modern – airplane, cars, trains – and the most primitive, walking and horse riding.

More numerous of the most devout Buddhists, Continue the oldest and most difficult style.

Every step of the way to Kowtow.

Their bodies like a ruler, measuring the mountains, rivers, marshes, asphalt roads, grass.

Religion is their way of life.

To this end, they have a special kowtow tool: leather skirt, gloves, wooden palm.

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The main three colors of The Potala Palace are white, red and gold.

The white represents the compassion.

This is composed of lime, milk and other white paint.

Milk was used for the wall, and the ghee guarantees ghee lamp for many year immortal.

The red is a symbol of wisdom and strength.

This red color is from juice in local plant called Padma grass.

Another color is golden.

This color is mainly reflected in the roof.

It express temple transmit light in order to destroy black and ignorance.

It is also considered to represent the supreme power.

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The Potala Palace established in honor of Princess Wencheng marriage into Tibet with Songtsan Gambo in seventh century.

Princess Wencheng was a niece of the powerful Emperor Taizong of China's Tang Dynasty.

She brought a lot of books about poetry, history, agriculture, medicine and astronomy.

The craft of milling, textiles, pottery, paper making, wine making came to Tibet under her influence.

She provided many advices to drive many aspects of development, including military, political, economic and cultural.

These recourses promoted the Tibet economy, cultural development, established the foundation for the friendly relations of the Han and Tibetan people.