Travel with us on the Tibetan Plateau
Travel with us on the Tibetan Plateau
Travel with us on the Tibetan Plateau
Zhangye Danxia (officially Zhangye Rainbow Mountains or 七彩丹霞, Qīcǎi Dānxiá) is a spectacular geological landscape of colorful layered hills in Gansu Province, China. Basic Info Location: Linze & Sunan counties, ~40 km west of Zhangye City Status: UNESCO Global Geopark, […]
Shechen Monastery is one of the most important monasteries of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, famous for its tradition of philosophical scholarship and sacred arts. Origins & History Founded: 1695 in Kham (Eastern Tibet) by Shechen Rabjam Tenpé Gyaltsen, […]
Zhangye Dafo Temple (Great Buddha Temple) is a famous historic Buddhist temple located in Ganzhou District, Zhangye, Gansu Province, China. Basics Founded: 1098 AD (Western Xia Dynasty) Other names: Kasyapa Buddha Temple, Hongren Temple Status: National Key Cultural Relic Protection […]
Muta Temple (木塔寺) — officially Wanshou Temple (万寿寺) — is a iconic wooden pagoda in downtown Zhangye, one of the city’s ‘Five Elements Pagodas’ and a famous Hexi Corridor architectural landmark. Basics Location: Xianfu South Street, central Ganzhou District (near […]
First Karmapa (1st Karmapa): Düsum Khyenpa (1110–1193)Full name: Düsum Khyenpa Chökyi DrakpaChildhood name: Gephel Birthplace Traditional: Tresho (Teshö / Rha thrag / Ratay), Kham (Eastern Tibet) Modern location:Sangkang Township, Ganzi County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China(Also spelled: Moqiong […]
Black Water Kingdom (Heishui Kingdom) refers to the Black Water City Ruins (黑水国遗址) near Zhangye, Gansu. Basic Info Location: ~17 km northwest of Zhangye city (Ganzhou District), on the west bank of the Heihe River (also called Ruo Shui). Nickname: […]
Who was King Gesar ? King Ling Gesar is the greatest hero in Tibetan culture. His life story became the world’s longest epic—an oral tradition spanning over a million verses, passed down through generations of storytellers. Born in 1038 (Earth […]
Mati Temple (马蹄寺, also known as Horse Hoof Temple) is a renowned Buddhist cave temple complex located in Zhangye, Gansu Province, China. Basic Info Location: Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, ~65 km from Zhangye city, at the foot of the Qilian […]
The sacred pilgrimage site known as Sangri Maṇi Stone Fortress is located in the northern part of Sershul County, at a distance of about 80 km from Sershul monastery. It lies not far from Gyasling and Chungthak, at a place […]
Mount Siguniang or Mount Skubla (Tibetan: རི་བོ་སྐུ་བླ་) is the highest mountain of Qionglai Mountains in Western China. It is located in the bordering area of Siguniangshan Town, Xiaojin County and Wenchuan County in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan […]