ln Lhasa, the capital of Tibet(西藏)China, stands a great palace —Potala Palace. The palace built by Songtsen Gampo to honor Princess Wencheng makes both the Han people and the Tibetans think of a beautiful story that happened 1,300 years ago.
The story began with a 16-ycar-old girl, who was beautiful and full of imaginations of the faraway lands. She was Princess Wencheng—one of the daughters of the most powerful emperor (皇帝) of the 'Tang at that time. Many heads from neighboring countries, including Songtsen Gampo from the Tubo Kingdom wanted to marry(娶) her, but got no answer. Gampo was a hero. He joined the whole Tibet together and developed a written system of the Tibetan language. For the peace with Tang, he once again sent his man to Tang to ask for marriage and succeeded.
Travelling thousands of miles from Chang' an to Lhasa was very difficult. Princess Wencheng and her men had to cross the deserts full of wild winds and stormy weather. They spent one year on the road. However, she had great courage with no regret.
As they reached Lhasa, Tibetans warmly welcomed the Chinese princess to her new home一Potala Palace, a palace with Tang 's style. Songtsen Gampo even began to learn Chinese language. He did all these to make less the homesickness of his wife. And with her know ledge from books and her careful watching, Princess Wencheng made suggestions to her husband but never tried to make him do anything.
Princess Wencheng lived in Lhasa for 40 years. In memory of her contribution (贡献) to the peace of the nation, the locals built a temple in the late seventh century, a historical place that has been kept for 1,300 years.
