Famous for: Monastery
One of the more lovely townships around Tibet, Gyantse, situated in the Nyang-chu Valley, is celebrated for the Gyantse Kumbum, the largest chörten in Tibet. The white chörte...
Famous for: Monastery
Lhasa, the secluded abode of the Dalai Lamas, entity of pious pilgrimage and heart and soul of Tibet, is still a metropolis of wonders, in spite of the large-scale encroachments of modern C...
Famous for: Monastery
The Sakya town is southeast of Shigatse is famous for the Sakya Monastery, which, like Shalu, is a high-walled monastery multifaceted is christened the ‘Great Wall of Tibet&...
Famous for: Lake
Lake Manasarovar or Mapham Yum-tso (Victorious Lake) in Tibetan is the most respected of Tibet's many lakes. According to primordial Hindu and Buddhist cosmology the four great rivers of the...
Famous for: Temples & Scenic Beauty
Shangri-la (also known as ZhÅngdiàn) is abode to secluded temples, rocky scenery and the start of the Tibetan world. And while travelers have hit their way to northern Yunnan’...