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Favorite thing: 280 kilometers south of Lanzhou is Xiahe, the town of the famous Tibetan temple and monastery Labrang.This is one of the six great monasteries of the Gelukpa (Yellow Hat) Sect. The monastery was founded in 1709 (the forty-eighth year of the reign of Qing Emperor Kangxi) by the monk E'Ang Zonghe, the first generation living Buddha, or Jiemuyang. It is Tibetan Buddhism's most important monastery town outside Tibet itself.
Updated Jun 24, 2003
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Favorite thing: I am sure this is a place most visited by worldwide tourists in this part of China, because I saw so many.
Written Oct 15, 2004
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Favorite thing: On the other hand you could be very unlucky and see this, the street was overcrowded only two minutes later ......
Written Sep 21, 2004
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Favorite thing: The main street of Xiahe is always busy. But if you take time to walk into the smaller side streets you might encounter empty streets.
In this street you see a muslim tower at the end.
Written Sep 21, 2004
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Favorite thing: Everywhere in Xiahe you encouter monks in the streets. All monks dress in red robes, so they are easily recognised. The yellow hats are only worn for official ceremonies.
Written Sep 21, 2004
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Favorite thing: It can't be very comfortable to wear this boots. But that is probably not the idea...
All monks here wear boots to protect them from the cold environment in the mountains.
Written Sep 21, 2004
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Favorite thing: The graslands are covered with wonderful flowers. First it looks very green, but when you look nearer, you can an incredible mixture of blooming flowers.
Updated Jun 24, 2003
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The graslands are covered with wonderful flowers. First it looks very green, but when you look nearer, you can an incredible mixture of blooming flowers.
Q: Hello, I am looking for some connections on studying herbal medicine in XiaHe. I have studied Chinese Herbal Medicine in the...
A: I think Xiahe's Labrang Monastery is actually the highest possible educational institution for Tibetan medicine. However, that might or might not be useful for your...
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Labrang and Xiahe Labrang in the Gansu Province was an important place for us to visit during our trip to Mongolia and Tibet with Tibetan Buddhism as ''red thread'' The Labrang Monastery or Labulengsi...
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About 260 km south of Lanzhou lies Xiahe with one of the three biggest and most important Tibetan Buddhist Temples outside of Tibet. Labrang was founded in 1710 and had in its best times about 3000...
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Xiahe, the old tibetan traditions
Xiahe is not officially in Tibet now, but it once belonged to Tibet and the presence of the important Labrang monastery keeps the tibetan traditions very much alive. The Labrang Monastery is one of...
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I have updated my XIAHE pages here at LABRANG because VT does not have a site for XIAHE. XIAHE is the town next to LABRANG monastery. For more details of my XIAHE Travelogue , please visit : ...
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