Amdo Attractions

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 …

Tsezhig monastery is the largest Bon monastery in the Gannan Tibetan region, located in Zuohai Village, Ganjia Township, it is about 30km from Labrang monastery.

Sertso Lakes are situated in the north-west of Sichuan Province, the Huanglong valley with its series of travertine lakes, waterfalls, forests and mountain scenery is a superlative natural property. Topped by permanently snow-capped peaks rising from a base of 1,700 m up to 5,588 m, these include the easternmost glacier in China. …