Mt.Noijin Kangsang (7,206m / 23,641ft) is the closest major Himalayan peak to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. The name of...

Pakba Monastery is located in the “holy city” Kyirong town, known as a commercial hub for Tibet- Nepal, and Tibet-India in ancient...

Everest (8850m) the highest mountain in the world also called as Jomolhangma in Tibetan, which literally means Female Incarnated Giant...

Chinese Name:班禅新宫  English Name: Summer Palace of Panchen Lamas Location: The Summer Palace of Panchen Lamas is situated far below the Tashilhunpo...

Lhamo La-Tso Chinese name: 拉姆拉错， English name: Lhamo La-Tso Tibetan Name : ལྷ་མོའི་བླ་མཚོ། Location: located 65km northeast from Gyaca County in Shannan Prefecture...

Samye monastery was the first Tibetan Buddhism monastery that constructed probably between 775 and 779, during the reign of King...

The establishment of the holy Yumbu Lhakhang was initiated in the 2nd century at the time of the first Tibetan King...

Dratang Monastery Chinese Name: 扎塘寺  English Name: Dratang Monastery Tibetan Name: གྲྲ་ཐང་དགོན་པ།  Location: Located 2 km off the main road in the Dranang...

The Manasarovar Lake locates in western part of Tibet around 1000 kilometers away from Lhasa, the holy lake lies above 4500 meters...

Rutog Rock Painting Chinese Name：日土岩画  English Name: Rutog Rock Paintings  Location: Located in Rutog County, Ngari Plateau, Tibet Autonomous Region, China  Opening...

The name for Mount Kailash (Sanskrit name) in Tibetan is Khangrinpoche or Khangkartisi that literally means Precious Jewel of Snow,...

Over 700 years Guge kingdom flourished with joy and prosperity in Ngari prefecture, Guge was founded in the 10th century...

            Namcha Bawa is the one of most attractions of the Nyingtri prefecture that stands...

The 2500 year old Cypress tree situates in Lingzhi or Nyingchi attracts numerous travelers all around the world, which situates...

The stunning alpine lake called Draksum Tso (Tibetan name for the lake) locates on an altitude of 3,700meters above sea...

Chinese Name：米堆冰川 English Name: Midui Glacier  Location: Midui Village, Bome County, Nyingchi Opening Hours: All-day  Midui Glacier is regarded as one of the most...

Namtso lake is known as one of the holiest lake called Heavenly Lake in Tibetan along with Manasarovar, Yamdrok and...

Chinese Name: 色林错湖  English Name: Siling Tso Lake  Location: Located in Xainza County, Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region   Opening Hours: All-day  Siling Tso- The...

Sok Tsanden Monastery is located on top of the Yaladuo Hill at Sok Yaklha Town, in the Nagqu area of north...

Shechen monastery is located in the eastern Tibet where there are nearly a hundred and sixty monasteries. It was founded in...

Katok monastery also transliterated as Kathok or Kathog Monastery is one of the six principal monasteries of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism....

The Larung Gar Monastery or Serta monastey is located in the valley of Larung and it’s under Serta County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan,...

Dege Sutra-Printing House (Tib. Dege Parkhang), also called Dege Auspicious and Wisdom-Gathering House, whose full Multi-Auspicious Gate of the Great Dharma Stack-Room of...

Labrang monastery is located in Xiahe County in Gansu province, in the traditional Tibetan area of Amdo. It is currently the largest monastery on the...

Kokonor Lake is Mongolian name and Tso Ngon Po in Tibetan literally means Blue lake, and it gives Tso Ngon(Qinghai) as...

Tibet has a large number of monasteries of different size and sect due to the huge follower of the Buddhism....

The Kumbum monastery is located in Qinghai Province which is 25km away from the Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province. It is...