Travel with us on the Tibetan Plateau
Travel with us on the Tibetan Plateau
Travel with us on the Tibetan Plateau
Dzongsar Monastery and Dopu Valley sit in the remote Kham region of Sichuan. The ancient monastery thrives as a major Buddhist learning centre, while the nearby Dopu Valley features stunning unspoiled landscapes, clear streams and towering snow mountains. Easy hiking trails wind through the valley. With elevations between 3500m and 4500m, the area draws visitors for its serene scenery, rich religious heritage and peaceful off-the-beaten-path atmosphere.
Basic Overview Dzogchen Monastery, locally known as Dzogchen Gompa, lies in the remote Rudam Valley of northern Dege County, Garzê Tibetan Prefecture, western Sichuan, sitting at an altitude of roughly 3800 meters. It ranks among the Six Great Mother Monasteries […]
Perched atop a rugged green ridge in remote Menshö Valley of Dege, Dzongsar Monastery is Sakya Kham’s most spiritually influential gompa and the cradle of Tibet’s groundbreaking Rimé non-sectarian movement. Evolving from a 746 AD Bön single-pillar shrine into Pakpa’s 13th-century Sakya foundation, it rose to fame as home of the revered Khyentse Rinpoches, who unified fragmented Tibetan Buddhist lineages. Its tiered red-walled hilltop temples overlook a thriving valley shedra, making it a quiet beacon of cross-sect Tibetan faith.
Dege County (德格县), located in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, China, is a renowned center for Tibetan culture, religion, and history. Often referred to as the “Heart of Tibetan Culture,” Dege is famous for its ancient monasteries, stunning mountain […]
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 […]