The Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is located in southern Gansu Province, on the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Often described as a gateway to Amdo Tibet, Gannan offers vast grasslands, important monasteries, nomadic culture, and a quieter, less-visited Tibetan […]
Ngawa རྔ་བ། Tibetan & Qiang Autonomous Region
The Ngawa (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, located in northwestern Sichuan, is a culturally rich region on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. It is home to Tibetan and Qiang communities, dramatic alpine landscapes, sacred monasteries, and UNESCO-listed […]
The 25 Holy Sacred Pilgrimage Sites in Amdo and Kham
The 25 holy sacred pilgrimage sites in Amdo and Kham are divided as 5 sets of 5 places associated to enlightened body. mind. speech. qualities and activities: Enlightened Body Kyadrak Sengé Dzong (skyo brag seng ge rdzong) in Upper Yalong […]
Shangrila སེམས་ཀྱི་ཉི་ཟླ Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Shangri-La (香格里拉) is a county-level city located in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, China. Formerly known as Zhongdian (中甸), it was renamed in 2001 to reflect its association with the mythical paradise described in James Hilton’s novel Lost Horizon. […]
Kangding / Dartsedo དར་རྩེ་མདོ། Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Dartsedo or Kangding in Chinese was on the historical border between Tibet and China, from Kangding to the west lies Tibetan civilization where as to the east Chinese cultural areas; It was the capital of the Kingdom of Chakla. During […]
Jiuzhaigou Valley: The “Fairyland on Earth” གཟི་ཚ་སྡེ་དགུ
Jiuzhaigou Valley (九寨沟, “Nine Village Valley”) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Sichuan Province, China. It is famed for its staggeringly colorful lakes, multi-level waterfalls, snow-capped peaks, and Tibetan & Qiang villages. Location: Administratively in Sichuan, but geographically […]
Dzogchen Purchen(ཕུར་ཆེན) Cham Dance Festival
The Purba Cham (ཕུར་པའི་འཆམ་) is a specific, wrathful ritual dance centered on the deity Vajrakilaya (Tibetan: Dorje Phurba), the “Adamantine Dagger.” This is a major Vajrakilaya (Dorje Phurba) empowerment and practice assembly established at Dzogchen Monastery in the late 19th […]
Rebkong Shaman Festival 2026 རེབ་གོང་ཀླུ་རོལ། 热贡六月会
The Shaman Festival in Rebkong (also known as Tongren, located in Qinghai Province, China) is a traditional celebration that holds deep cultural and spiritual significance for the local Tibetan and Mongolian communities. Rebkong, renowned for its Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and […]
Amdo Monlam Festival 2027: Complete Guide to Tibet’s Great Prayer Celebration
History The Monlam Festival (Tibetan: སྨོན་ལམ།, meaning “Prayer Festival”), also known as the Great Prayer Festival, is one of the most important religious festivals in Tibetan Buddhism, particularly in the Amdo region of Tibet (present-day Qinghai Province). It is celebrated […]
Litang Horse Racing Festival
The Litang Horse Racing Festival is one of the most famous traditional festivals in the Tibetan Plateau, held annually in Litang County, part of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, China. It usually takes place in early August […]










