Tibet

Tibet, on the lofty Tibetan Plateau on the northern side of the Himalayas, is a region to the north of India with a distinct culture, which China annexed unchallenged in 1950. It's nicknamed the “Roof of the World” for its towering peaks. It shares Mt. Everest with Nepal. Its capital, Lhasa, is the site of the hilltop Potala Palace, once the Dalai Lama’s winter home, and Jokhang Temple, Tibet’s spiritual heart, revered for its golden statue of the young Buddha.