People in Lhasa, known as the "city of sunshine", began their night life at 9:00 pm everyday, two hours later than other Chinese cities except Urumqi in Xinjiang.　
 The city has the name because the annual sunshine in Lhasa totals 3,000 hours on average. The night sky in Lhasa is less polluted compared with other cities. The sky is studded with twinkling stars.　
 Potala Palace, situated on Red Hill 3,700 meters above sea level, looks magnificent and mystic at night.　
 Crowds of Tibetan Buddhists walk in front of Johkang Monastery with chanting wheels in their hands. They remain praying until midnight.　
 Overlooking Lhasa on the Yaowang Mountain, one can see the main avenues are decorated with neon lights. Local residents and overseas tourists pass their spare time at ballrooms and karaoke halls in the streets.　
 A ballroom entitled "Youngsters' Club" is decorated with colorful frescos, Hada, a piece of white silk used by the Tibetans to show respect and the portrait of the Panchan Lama. Performers, clad in Tibetan garments, sing in Chinese and Tibetan. Visitors are intoxicated in the dance with ethnic flavor.　
 On the western suburbs of the city, there is a market which is 100 meters wide and 1,000 meters long. Thousands of booths provides snacks from all provinces and regions in China.　
 The night life came to a climax around 2:00 am the following day.　 Enditem