Martsang Drak Gon is a monastery in Amdo that is said to have been founded by Lachen Gongpa Rabsel in the tenth century. It was converted to the Geluk tradition in 1584. It is located at Baima village, Huzhu county 35km east of Xining, Qinghai province. The temple built on …

Dzongak Ancient Blockhouse Group or Songgang watch towers are located in Songgang town, 17 kilometers away from Barkham. It was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and was built by the Dzonggak Gyalpo. Although it is a blockhouse group , there are actually three blockhouses. The blockhouses …

Choktse Palace or Zhuokeji is located in Barkham town. Choktse village was built between 1736 and 1795. Present constructions include four buildings: the front and side structures have four stories and the back building has six stories. Kitchens are in the ground floor, while houses for soldiers and storerooms are …

Trotong Lake” or “Cuotong Cui Lake”, is located in Trotong Village near Manigango, Dege County, Garze Prefecture. It is composed of three connected lakes of different sizes and irregular shapes. It is composed of approximately 4,600 meters above sea level. This is a mountain tourist attraction currently under development. It …

Ba Lhakar Dzong or Shangri La Grand Canyon is located in Nixi Township, Shangri La County, Dechen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It is situated in the central hinterland of the Hongshan area, a world natural heritage site with three parallel rivers. The canyon is deep and narrow, with a …