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| Xiahe Travel Attraction |
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Squatting in the southwestern corner of the Labrang Monastery, close to the bubbling Daxia River, is the Gongtang Pagoda (Gongtang ta). This is a small, but interesting building, built in July 1993 not in the usual pagoda type, but more in the stuppa style of Tibet.... |
| Labrang Monastery |
The Yellow Hat Sect (Gelukpa) of Tibetan Buddhism, presently has six very important monasteries in China. Most are situated in Tibet (the Ganden, Sera and Drepung monasteries in the Lhasa area and the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse), one is in Qinghai Province's... |
| Langmusi |
Langmusi, literally meaning "fairy monastery", is situated some 90km from Luqu County, on the main Gansu to Sichuan highway track. The town was so named after an ancient legend that tells of a fairy turned into stone on a mountain not far away. This small town is a great place ... |
| Sanke Grasslands |
The Sanke Grasslands (Sanke caoyuan), lying at an average altitude of over 3,000m above sea level, is situated a short 14km from Xiahe. This vast expanse of grassy plains, covering an area of around 70 square kilometers, is a lonely, beautiful place that is a nice change for those ...
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