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Shigatse & Gyantse: Tashilhunpo’s 3km Kora and the Market Tourists Don’t Find

Shigatse is Tibet’s second city but gets 10% of Lhasa’s tourists. Tashilhunpo has a 26-meter golden Buddha and a 3km kora path with local pilgrims. Samdruptse Old Market sells dried yak meat and medicinal herbs — zero English signs.