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Shigatse Travel Guide (2026): Gateway to Everest Base Camp — the Lhasa Train, Tashilhunpo Tickets, and Why Your Border Permit Isn't a Border Pass
A Shigatse travel guide for foreign visitors in 2026: the 2h04m bullet train from Lhasa, why Everest needs a second permit (ATP) that is not a Chinese border pass, Tashilhunpo's ¥100 peak ticket and real opening hours, the tourist base camp's true 5,000–5,150m altitude, the mandatory ¥120 shuttle, oxygen hotels at 3,850m, and sample itineraries.
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