Kham Attractions

Rongme Ngatra is the highest peak of the Trola Mountains in the Kham region of western Sichuan, China. At 6,168 metres (20,236 ft), the mountain is the highest peak in the Trola Mountains. The mountain peak is flanked by glaciers to the north and east. The north glacier terminates at 4,100 metres (13,500 …

Dargye is a Geluk monastery that was founded in 1642 by Jedrung Sherab Wangpo outside of Ganzi, Kham. It is the largest of the so-called Hor monasteries in the region, which were established by the Mongolian patrons of the Geluk tradition.

Sunge Mani Stone Castle, or Songge Mani-Sutra City is a massive complex built out of Tibetan mani stone tablets located in the Zachukha Grasslands. The rectangular castle is facing south, measuring 73 metres long and 47 metres wide. The height of the outer wall is about 9 metres, and the …

Barge is the longest Mani stone wall in the world; it’s located in Sershul County. Dza Patrul Rinpoche began its construction. On the grassland near the intersection of the Mamu River and the Yalong River locates a wall consisting of Mani stone wall with Buddhist inscriptions. contains over 3,000 figures …

Shechen Monastery. one of the Six “Mother” Nyingma Monasteries of Tibet, was founded in 1695 by Shechen Rabjam Tenpé Gyaltsen who was sent to Kham with this purpose by the Fifth Dalai Lama. It is located in Derge between Nangdo and Dzogchen Monastery. Shechen Monastery became, gradually, the head of …