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
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 […]
Sangri Maṇi Stone Fortress གསང་གི་མ་ཎི
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 རི་བོ་སྐུ་བླ
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 […]
Qinghai Lake: The Azure Heart of the Plateau
Qinghai Lake (青海湖 · Kokonor · མཚོ་སྔོན་པོ་ · Tso Ngonpo) is a natural and cultural wonder. Here’s an exhaustive guide to understanding and visiting this magnificent site. The Essential Facts Location: Northeastern Qinghai Province, 150 km west of Xining Altitude: […]
Kumbum Monastery: The Sacred Heart of Amdo
Historical & Religious Significanc: The Miraculous Birthplace: The monastery’s origin is not a founding date, but a birth. In 1357, the great master Je Tsongkhapa was born here. According to sacred texts, after his birth, his mother buried the placenta […]
Xining to Chengdu Overland Trip: An Epic Journey Through Tibet’s Heartland
Embark on an unforgettable Xining to Chengdu overland trip, a 1500-kilometer adventure through the cultural and spiritual heart of Tibet’s Amdo and Kham regions. Discover ancient monasteries, holy lakes, and UNESCO-level cultural treasures along one of the most scenic overland […]
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 […]