Jiuzhaigou is a national reserve of natural beauty with spectacular jagged alpine mountains rising above cedar forest around a picturesque landscape of crystal clear, various coloured ponds, lakes, waterfalls, caves and other beautiful features. Jiuzhaigou means Nine Settlement Valleys and its from Tibetan name Dzitsa Degu. The nine settlements are …

Mt Gulha is located in the bordering area of Rilong Town, Tsenlha County and Namphel County in Ngawa Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. In Chinese, the name of this mountain has been translated as ‘Four Girls Mountain’, ‘Four Sisters Mountain’ or ‘Four maiden’s Mountain’. Which probably a wrong translation of …

Dzogchen Monastery or Rudam Orgyen Samten Chöling, one of the Six “Mother” Nyingma Monasteries of Tibet, was founded by Dzogchen Pema Rigdzin (1625-1697) in 1675 according to the Great Tibetan Dictionary or 1684 according to Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo.

It was built by Lhachen Jampa Phuntsog, the first Dharma King of Dege. It was constructed on a site which possesses all the essential auspicious signs and had been blessed by the presence of many great Mahasiddhas. 

Dege Parkhang or Dege Sutra Printing House is independent from the monastery and is the first substantial building you’ll encounter walking south from the town’s center along the stream. The Printing House is in a beautiful traditional temple which was restored in 1991. It is constantly circambulated by townspeople and …