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Samye Monastery is a good place for monks to study. If you travel there, you may have a chance to observe the monks‘ study and feel all the ritual and their sincerity.
Located at the foot of Hapori mountain, Samye Monastery is the place where Buddhism was established, also of major historical and religious importance.

Samye Monastery

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Xining to Lhasa Train
Xining to Lhasa train is the shortest train journey to Tibet, covering 1,972 km and taking 21 hrs. You can view the amazing scenery of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

Xining to Lhasa Train

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Holy mountain Kailash
No one has ever summited Mount Kailash. Is mount Kailash unclimbable? Here're mysterious events and religious legends that might give you the answer.

Climbing Mount Kailash: Is Mount Kailash Climbable?

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Kunlun Mountain
Kunlun Mountains, also known as Kunlun Xu, stretch through Xinjiang and Tibet to Qinghai. Ancient mythology believes that Queen Mother of the West lives here.

Kunlun Mountains

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Tagyel-tso
King Tiger Hot Springs is 21km north of the Raka junction. It's a collection of geysers, bubbling hot springs, puffing steam outlets and smoking holes.

King Tiger Hot Springs

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Trithapuri Monastery
Trithapuri Monastery is 8km southwest of Moincer. The Hot Springs is the place where pilgrims traditionally bathe after doing kora around Mt Kailash.

Trithapuri Monastery

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Qugu Monastery is the first monastery you will see during your Mt.Kailash kora.
Located on the west side of Mt.Kailash, Qugu Monastery is the first tourist destination for kora prayers, famous for a naturally formed Buddha statue.

Qugu Monastery

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Darchen is a small villiage at the foot of Mt. Kailash
Darchen is a small village in Purang County of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Darchen is situated right in front of the sacred Mount Kailash.

Darchen

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Feel the harmony between the natural and the animals
Pangong Lake is located in the western part of the Tibetan Plateau. Two-thirds of the lake belongs to China and one-third of it pertained to India.

Pangong Lake

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The Guge Kingdom site, with its capital Tsaparang, is located in Zanda County, Ngari, Tibet. It's a great place to explore history and culture of Tibet.

Guge Kingdom (Tsaparang)

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Khyung Lung Dngul Mkhar
Khyung Lung Dngul Mkhar was once the capital of the Zhangzhung Kingdom in Tibet. It means the Silver Palace of Garuda Valley.

Khyung Lung Dngul Mkhar

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Stupa of Descent from the God Realm
Tholing Monastery, the oldest in western Tibet, was built in 997 AD. A key center for Tibetan Buddhism, it houses ancient frescoes and historic relics.

Tholing Monastery

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Rakshas situated in Purang County, Ngari, Tibet.
Known as "Ghost Lake” in Tibet, Lhanag-tso is located in Purang County, Ngari. It is a neighboring lake of the holy Manasarovar Lake.

Lhanag-tso

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During summer time, pilgrims gratefully take bath in the lake and drink the water of Manasarovar. They also think plants in the lake are magical medicines.
Lake Manasarovar is regarded as the “Holy Land for the Center of the World” by pious Buddhists because of its charming scenery.

Lake Manasarovar

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Mt. Kailash
Mt.Kailash is a holy mountain in Tibet and is regarded as the center of the world. Tibetan People called it Gangs Rinpoche.

Mount Kailash

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Shegar is a small place.
Shegar is known as New Tingri, but not to confuse it with Tingri. It's subordinate to Tingri County, Shigatse.

Shegar

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Yungdrungling Monastery is 170km west of Lhasa on the north bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo(Brahmaputra River), just east of where the Nangung-chu meets.

Yungdrungling Monastery

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Narthang Monastery
Narthang Monastery is not as magnificent as Tashilhunpo Monastery, yet 400 years older than it. It is one of the famous monasteries in Shigatse.

Narthang Monastery

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Exquisite murals at Shalu Monastery
Shalu Monastery is a treat for travelers, as it is both a pleasure to explore and of great importance in local history and culture.

Shalu Monastery

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Far view of Sakya Monastery
Sakya Monastery is about 127km west of Shigatse on the road to Tingri in Tibet. It's the seat of the Sakya Sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

Sakya Monastery

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