Pala Manor is one of the 12 main manors and the most well-preserved manor in Tibet

Pala Manor is located 4 kilometers southwest to Gyangze County of the Shigatse Prefecture. It is one of the 12 main manors and the most well-preserved manor in Tibet, showing the lifestyle of the wealthy landed family once lived in the manor.

 
The building is a three-storey structure with 57 rooms, including sutra hall, sunlight room, reception room, bedrooms, room for playing mahjong games, etc. The rooms are richly decorated with exquisitely carved beams and painted rafters. Traces of influence of culture of inland China are visible in the carvings, paintings, and furniture items placed.

Originally Pala, the former owner of the Manor, was a Bhutanese chief but due to civil strife in Bhutan, he moved to Tibet with his family where in due course he became a local official. In due course he rose to an important position as a local official, and gradually joined the aristocratic ranks.