Patan is a national festival of Nepal's state religion, and religion so many of the activities related to become a national holiday. There are many national holidays in Nepal, Nepal travel agencies for publication based on the information that its up to the country more than 300 festivals each year. That is, any time, as long as you go to Nepal, you will be able to witness all kinds of colorful festivals. As a universal religion of Nepal is a country and religion so many activities related to become a national holiday. In addition some special festivals such as: Mother's Day: This festival is usually in late April or early May, it is the people of the world's greatest maternal grateful day. On this day, both men and women are busy to celebrate with. Children out of their pocket money to buy a small gift for the mother, married sons and daughters will come home with gifts and mothers. Everywhere are brimming with a rich family. Oxen Festival (gaijatra): Calendar of Nepal in August or September, there is a sacred cow festival, which is the most famous festivals in Nepal. The festival originated in ancient times, but in the development process combines the Spirit. According to Nepalese tradition, each of the following year the family was dead cattle in the streets that day to be leading the march, no cattle families can let the boy dressed as a cow instead. In Nepal the cow is very sacred, and he will help the late Valentine's early paradise. Tai Shan Festival (dashain): February to April is the end of the dry season, is second only to the best season: Because more dust in the air, so the visibility is not very high, but the weather is warm, many wild flowers are blooming out. December to next January, the climate and visibility are good, but it is rather cold: If there are no heating facilities, cheap hotels, then the night will be particularly tough. For hikers, the adequate preparation to do well, because this season will always be the snow day Apart from the above description, the year the rest of the time are not suitable for travel: May and early June is too hot, and air pollution; June to mid-September monsoon clouds obscured the peaks are, the road is full of mud. Patan remind recommendations: ready to go backpacking in Nepal in Kathmandu operation with the Shanghai Youth Hostel ALICE Dayong contact, get local information, you can also ask him to arrange the trip in Nepal. 1, a visa: Embassy in Beijing and Shanghai, Lhasa, passport, visa by the Consulate. Nepal is now free of charge visas for Chinese tourists, as long as pay 30 yuan fee on it. Nepal Embassy in Beijing Tel :010 -65321795. Tourist Visa: Required to submit materials: more than half of the original valid passport, 2-inch color photo of an individual table. Working days required: 5 days. Visa Validity: 6 months. The number of days can stay: 2 months. 2 Currency: Nepal's official currency is the rupee, 1 U.S. dollar = 70 rupees or so. Foreign exchange through banks or official shall be authorized foreign exchange business, exchange transactions in the exchange rate should obtain and retain receipts. If the direct use of the RMB exchange, civil exchange rate was about 1:8.5, but the streets looking for money changers (moneychange) only 1:8.4. 3, clothing: September to March, Nepal, cool morning and evening, wearing a thick sweater or jacket coat, but the daytime temperature will rise to 25 degrees; April to June the weather was hot, the evening often showers; from June to September is the rainy season, and rainfall amazing, it went to Nepal during this period, and should bring a good waterproof breathable windbreaker. Whether hiking, a pair of hiking shoes should also be prepared. The hiking supplies in Kathmandu or Pokhara can rent or buy, the supplies most of the items left climbers, practical but not necessarily cheap. 4, medicine and health: Nepal customs quarantine on entry of visitors are loose, but for their own safety, it is best to accept a full range of dysentery, typhoid, cholera and tetanus vaccinations. Nepali pop called "Kathmandu dysentery" enteritis, so not to drink unboiled water is not boiled, but also try to avoid raw vegetables, salad and fruit. Malaria-infested areas in the subcontinent, although not the affected areas in Nepal, but in the forest zone, such as Chitwan (chitwan) of the National Animal Park area, or preferably two weeks ago to start taking malaria pills, until the departure of six weeks to make it stop. Hot weather season to bring mosquito repellent, the rainy season, but also to guard against the blood fluke. In addition, individuals should be included in the medicine cabinet and use a wide range of antibiotics, aspirin, sore throat medicine, sunscreen, disinfectant and gauze bandages. 5, the difference: Nepal Time GMT 5 hours and 45 minutes faster than 2 hours and 15 minutes slower Beijing. 6, supply voltage: Voltage of 240 volts. Kathmandu hotel two or three phase plug is the British flat head, National Park and Pokhara plugs are the round two-phase, preferably with a universal plug, you can also visit plus all the time to buy one, about 50 rupees. 7, Communications: Nepal, the rapid development of mobile communications, now has roaming services, but only the mobile communications there. Many Internet cafes in Kathmandu, telephone and email are very convenient, prices are generally at 30 rupees to 50 rupees. 8 tips: Foreign visitors to the hotels and restaurants has become a trend tips, most of the hostels, hotels and restaurants levy a 10% service charge, hotel waiter or concierge general tips about 5 to 10 rupees, not necessarily to give taxi drivers, but if particularly attentive service, give some of it anyway. 9, folk taboos: Face of the diverse ethnic culture, deeply rooted cultural traditions, foreign travelers should pay attention to a number of contacts with local people taboo issues: * Greeting in Nepal is "that Master (namaste)", the corresponding action is hands clasped together; * Into the temple of Nepal, home to take off your shoes before; * Careful not to use their used knives, forks, spoons, or a hand to touch other people's food or utensils; • Do not touch the Nepalese items with their feet, which is considered an offensive act is not serious; • Focus on clothing, especially women tourists not to wear exposure; * Be sure to enter the consent before the Hindu temple, because the temple is not open to non-believers; * Fur into the temple within the prohibited items; * Walking around the temple or pagoda should be clockwise direction; * Photo (either human or items) shall be subject to be licensed before; * Public intimacy between men and women is not to be like; In Kathmandu, it is recommended to live in the tourist enclave of Thailand and the United States children (thamel), there are many small hotels, facilities, simple, large room, but most of all with bathroom, priced at 4,5 U.S. dollars. Stay tight during the peak season, and housing prices. Off-season in many hotels empty place, and some the whole building only one or two occupants, then do not live in a room with a bathroom, because public toilets are clean, about half the price for the season. Note bargain accommodation without additional tax should be indicated, otherwise there would be a 10% tax. In Pokhara, accommodation in two large areas, one lake (lakeside), the other is the dam (damside). Lakeside scenery better, but the so-called living close to the lake shore not live in the edge of the lake and the hotel separated by a road. Religious articles: Hindu or Buddhist religious articles that there are many statues, prayer wheels, Buddhist painting, meditation, character, charm boxes, amulets, Scripture on canvas, Scripture stones, tea bowls and other wooden Tibet silver inlay. Most of these articles Bonafota nearby, in addition to the street vendors and merchants Durbar Square is also for sale. Nepal-style arts and crafts: Many types of handicrafts in Nepal, low cost, quality varies, there are inlaid jewelry boxes, wood carvings, embroidered t-shirt Foyan, "Sha Ling Ji" ukulele, Nepal caps. Antiques: In the streets of Thamel area there are many Buddhist statues and painted books, there are antiques from Tibet to China, but the real antiques are not allowed to export. Year of purchase less than a century Thangka, Buddha, etc., must apply for approval of relevant departments to Nepal to obtain documents under the age of a hundred years be taken abroad. Antiques can be bought in Kathmandu and Patan Durbar Road, near the antique shops. Natural gemstones: Nepal produced dark red crystals, topaz, aquamarine night stone, lapis lazuli and so cheap. Tibet from China, Turkey or Iran imported precious stones, coral, etc., used for decorations on. The weight of the original stone can be used to purchase pricing, and _set_ in earrings, k gold necklace or ring for sale, hand still fine, the price is certainly not cheap. Tibet Carpet: Tibet carpet and more export sales to New York from Hong Kong, well received. Old carpet is made from natural dyes, design complexity, prices are high. Many chemical dyes are now made with new products, woven by the private houses or camps, with a bright color dyes, or more detailed, more expensive traditional vegetable dyes infected with China's Tibet religious designs. When purchasing carpet, the size should be based on the length of a tatami appropriate. Length and width of carpet of different sizes, prices will vary by. Tibet carpet purchase may be in Patan near Jawahar Kerr (jawalkhel) Exhibition Center of China Tibetan refugee camps or Bonafota surrounding stores to purchase, but the bargaining space is limited. Apparel fabrics: India to Nepal or fabric sewn vest, pants, dresses, it is a folk flavor, in addition to the geometric patterns of Chinese Tibetan-style coarse line jacket, vest or backpack, but some clothes are the size of the West. Nepal, Tibet, China, the traditional coat and not sell ready-made clothes, but you can cut their own cloth, and then find the master tailor, production time as long as one or two days, wages are very cheap. Nepal Sari fabric with cotton, gauze and wool, can be bought or cut production of fashion scarves. Rate: Nepal, the official price of the currency exchange rate posted on the therisingnepal daily newspaper, daily radio broadcast will be in Nepali. The major tourist areas in Nepal have the black market exchange U.S. dollars on the black market price of the conversion price and the bank is almost the same. Although the illegal black market, but most of the travel and tourism expenditures are paid by Nepalese rupees, so the black market exchange or has a certain appeal. If you prefer you can also find guides for the exchange rate slightly higher than the bank, to leave the country can not run out of the Nepalese rupees into U.S. dollars. Nepalese rupee against the dollar is 72:1, and the yuan parity is 8-9:1. Bataan - the first developed city of Kathmandu Basin, located in Bataan bagmati River City, founded in 299 AD, when the king would name it lalitpur (beautiful city). Population of about twenty people here, is the center of Buddhism in Nepal. Here is the size of 156 Buddhist temples, and 55 multi-roof temple Newar system, there is no lack of history on the street next to the centuries of houses, walking one, giving people a sense of time-warped. Pasupati Temple - 5 km east of Kathmandu, the temple to worship Lord Shiva, the temple itself affixed with gold foil, _set_ in the sun even more magnificent, is considered one of Hinduism's most sacred shrine, only Hindus allowed to enter the temple, but visitors can still clear from the Bagmati River east to see the temple activities held in the temple, the monastery was included in UNESCO's 1979 "World Heritage List." 史瓦亚布纳佛塔 - located in the outskirts of Kathmandu, 3 km west of 史瓦亚布纳佛塔, commonly known as four days of the temple, the temple is a typical representative of the pagoda, more than two thousand years of history. Kathmandu is an ancient legend of a beautiful lake, where the growth of a beautiful lotus flower, and later by the Buddha relic in China to open up the mountain Mansfield, let the water out, only to allow people to live in this beautiful paradise. Tacheng 385 stone steps to the front board, stone steps lined with lions, elephants, eagles, Buddha and other statues. Sakyamuni pagoda painted on all four sides of the Foyan, a symbol of Foyan boundless, but also hidden encyclical of people do things, looking at the Buddha. Here you can climb overlooking Kathmandu, landscape very beautiful. Released near the monkey temple, and some look cute, but some are not very good temperament; to visit the best to not bring food on the body, it should not have to tease them, to avoid being attacked. In the rear seats in the temple, there gompa La Mata and handicrafts shops, walk them, do not have some fun. Kathmandu Valley - Kathmandu Valley is located between India and Tibet, the southern slope of the Kathmandu Valley in the Himalayas at 1,500 meters above sea level, Bagmati River and its tributaries across the valley, there are many sites in its vicinity. _Select_ed the ruins of civilization of the Kathmandu valley on the evidence. Kathmandu, Patan, Pade Gang's interview the great hall of the Royal Nepal constitute the outstanding residential, continuous, complementary examples. Minnesota Burr _select_ed sites form the civilization built on the show and the Islamic world on the basis of religious factors, but also from India and Tibet by the impact of exchange of each other due to the complexity.
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Also known as "Lalitpur." Nepal's second largest city. In the Bagmati River, Kathmandu, 3 km northwest from. Area of 18 square kilometers. There Bagmati River bridge linking the capital. Population 79,000 (1980). Historic city. 650 BC has been _set_tlements, built in 299 AD, the ancient capital of Nepal. Eleven to eighteen century, the Kingdom of Patan, the capital of people who have Niva. There are many ancient temples, the most famous was built in the twelfth century Golden Temple, known as the "arts city." Barley, rice, wheat, millet and other trading centers. Metal and gem processing industry is more important. River east of the Sun on Kexi Station. Patan (Patan) in Nepal, 5 km south of Kathmandu Bagmati River, is Nepal's second largest city, the famous ancient city. Patan, the Nigerian language "Commercial City" of Italy, and 名拉利特普尔, which means "city of art." This was built in 298 years, the most ancient city and commercial center of ancient Kathmandu Valley. Patan monuments like clouds, become a tourist destination in Asia in 1980 focus on the protection of UNESCO as a city of 18. Zaragoza from a distance because of the legend of glacial hole is regarded as holy water, people often come to bathe, in order to holiness.贾亚斯提提 the king ordered the Temple and the Temple courtyard next to the sink, the establishment of that Luo Yan, Ganesha statue and other statues and more. City Centre Lu Dela? Wana temple, the Buddha statues and the like are all around the copper works of art, there are many temple statue, decorative stone, and covered the altar and other plans, people Rumiao, such as the arts into the treasury. The market square near the city square, there 玛琴德拉纳特 temple, or temple of red, was built in 1408 for tower construction, which enshrined the man's body, 玛琴德拉纳特 God, Kuan Yin's one embodiment. This God is only the beginning in China, female body, as the Buddhists and Hindus believe in common. To as fine as the clay, but only enshrined in the temple for 6 months. Temple there are many fine bronze Bodhisattva statue. City 南巴格马提 Riverside has enshrined the Guge Te Vishnu? It Luo Yan Temple, the temple made of red brick, the color of fire, the temple with Hanuman, Ganesha, Garuda and other stone statue, beautiful shape, especially superior to the metal pillars on Garuda statues, amazed. In addition, the city's dark days of the temple, and Sheila Daigakuji Virginia? Warner Temple, the temple is known far and wide. Lucky Street downtown, is the Richardson dynasty 马纳格里赫 Victoria Palace ruins. Patan, or wood and metal carving handicraft production center, and produced copper and carpets. Patan's important buildings: Golden Temple: This unique Buddhist temple is located north of Palace Square. According to legend, the temple built in the 12th century, but in fact, it is first recorded in 1409. After the corridor painted like a lion, it is difficult to imagine the structure of which is so grand. This temple has three large square top, building the surface copper, shrines and the interior is released 加摩尼佛祖 statue of Bodhisattva. The first floor of a building has an air release 加摩尼佛祖 a variety of statues, and beautiful murals. Buddha life experiences have been painted in front of the main shrine. Temple courtyard surrounded on three sides with rails, next to the aisle. If you want to leave the center aisle and into the inner court, who must remove shoes and all leather products. In the yard of the temple is a small fine, there is a beautifully decorated bell-shaped golden dome ﹑. Patan's Golden Temple is a businessman funded the construction, and trade with Tibet for many years made him wealthy. Kumbeshwar Temple: Palace Square is the North is Kumbeshwar Temple, which is the Kathmandu valley has five top-three of the temples. The other two were in the Bake Tapu and Kathmandu. Disdain for the surrounding area Kumbeshwar Temple is the oldest temple in Patan, built in 1392. It is the symmetry of the structure and is known for exquisite wood carvings, statues and the inner courtyard there are many statues. Temple has two large ponds, said to the holy lake water directly from the Gosainkund. Kumbeshwar Temple bathing ceremony held every year to participate in bathing the person who like to Gosainkund pilgrimage, as can be blessed by God. July or August each year, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims flock to participate in bathing pool. This is a lively and interesting time: Ordinary people have long soak in the pool water; a higher caste Brahmin and the brakes are still reserved to unlock the sari location; wizards wearing bizarre headgear, wearing a colorful skirt , while the drums, while dancing. Patan Palace Square Patan Palace Square, in addition to the old palace, the temple buildings, is Nepal's most impressive, "Niu Wali architecture," the big meets. Rectangular square north to south, something short, the Imperial Palace occupies the entire eastern part of the square. Square West is thick with a variety of temples, and palaces Sea. La King Siddhinarsingh in up under the rule of Patan Palace Square reached its peak. The main market nearby Patan Mangal. Bhimsen Temple: Bhimsen Temple is located in the northern end of Palace Square, honors the God in charge of trade and commerce. Maybe this is the well-preserved temple, incense reasons for it. This three-story temple experience ups and downs: In 1682, it suffered a fire, after the reconstruction. 1934 and 1967, it has had two earthquakes, respectively. Temple of the stone pillars on top of a stone lion guarding the building surface, inlaid with marble, the first floor of the front gilded. Manga Fountain: North of the palace next to Manga fountain, the pool was lotus-shaped, three life-like crocodile head nozzles. Vishwanath Temple: Vishwanath Temple next to Bhimsen Temple, built in 1627. It has two stories tall, decorated numerous fine, two huge stone elephant stationed at the door. Shiva God's mount - a bull, the other side of the temple. Krishna Mandir Temple: Krishna Mandir, by definition dedicated to the god Krishna, built by the do Siddhinarsingh La King. The whole temple inaugurated in 1637, the first floor of a building has a statue of God Krishna. Near the temple is a typical "Niu Wali-style" building, drawn to brick and wood-based. The Krishna Mandir is the obvious Indian style, is a stone temple. Temple's first floor consists of a row of pavilions ﹑ formed above the top bar is a corn. Folk musicians on stage performing regularly. Between August to September each year, there will be an important festival held to celebrate the birthday of Krishna God. Patan's Royal Palace: Palace Square is the eastern part of Patan's Royal Palace. As part of the palace built in the 14th century, but the main building is completed in 17-18 century. Patan is the oldest palace, Kathmandu and Bake Tapu older than more distant palace. Although in 1768 and 1934 by the baptism of war and earthquake damage, it is still the bottom of the buildings in the crowd. Patan Museum: Patan's museum can be said that one of the best in the entire subcontinent. The museum has absorbed many elements of modern architecture, a harmonious blend of old and new synthesis. Its biggest feature is that the statue is mainly Hindu and Buddhist gods. Occupied the three showrooms Hindu, Buddhist, there are two. There are many shows in the late 19th and early 20th century, Patan style photos.