Once a major area of ancient Tibet, Kham is the easternmost part of the Tibetan Empire. Kham is a large area covering over 924,000 kilometers. Kham is amazing and beautiful, it in possession of amazing scenery (nomadic grasslands, glaciated peaks, alpine lakes, evergreen forests, and deep river valleys) and equally amazing culture. Some of the best-preserved Tibetan cultural areas are located in Kham. Chamdo (3300m) is the unofficial capital of KhamThe Chamdo Bamda Airport, is only served by flights from Chengdu, Lhasa, Chongqing, and Tianjin,
Kham Region
Drakza Monastery
Drakza Monastery is in Chiknyisep Township of Nangchen County. The monastery is situated on a rocky cliff surrounded by mountains. The...
More DetailsKekexinlin National Sanctuary
The Kekexinlin National Sanctuary is located in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Haixi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Tibet autonomous region (TAR), and...
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The Minya Gonkar is located nearby Kangding County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, China. It is the highest mountain...
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Chinese Name: 亚丁 English Name: Yading Village Location: Daocheng county, Kham Ganzi Opening Hours: All-day Yading Village is a small rural establishment in Daocheng...
More DetailsLongtang Dolma Lhakhang
Longtang Dolma Lhakhang is located in the north of Kham Dege, a place known as Denma which is located in the...
More DetailsTana Monastery
The Tana monastery is located in the Nangchen county of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. The Tana Monastery is a seat of Yelpa...
More DetailsNangchen Surmang Monastery
Nangchen is one of 6 counties located in Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture in the southernmost Qinghai part of Kham province. It...
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The Tagong monastery is located in Tagong town of Kangding County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. It is also called...
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The Palpung monastery is located in Dege County of Garze Tibetan Prefecture, Sichuan province. It is almost 3900m above sea level....
More DetailsYushu Princess Wencheng Temple
Princess Wencheng Temple (Nampar Nangzed Lhakhang), or Nampar Nangzed Chok-hangis in Tibetan and situated in Pathang, 12km the south of Yushu...
More DetailsYachen Monastery
Yachen monastery is located in Pelyul county of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan province, China. It is lies 4000m above the sea...
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The Palyul monastery is also known as Playul Namgyal Jangchup Choling Monastery and its one of the six main monasteries of...
More DetailsNangchen Gar Monastery
Gar monastery is located at one of most beautiful scenic locations of the remote part of the Kham Nancheng surrounded by mountains, verdant...
More DetailsShechen Monastery
Shechen monastery is located in the eastern Tibet where there are nearly a hundred and sixty monasteries. It was founded in...
More DetailsGarze Monastery
Garze monastery is located in Garze County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, China. It was built in 1662 by...
More DetailsDzongsar Monastery
Dzongsar monastery is located in the southeast town of Derge county in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China. The...
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Katok monastery also transliterated as Kathok or Kathog Monastery is one of the six principal monasteries of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism....
More DetailsDzogchen Monastery
The Dzogchen monastery is located in Dege county of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province and it was founded by His holiness Dzogchen Padma Rigzin...
More DetailsLarung Gar Monastery/Serta Monastery
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,...
More DetailsDege Parkhang
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...
More DetailsYushu Gyanak Mani Temple
The Gyanak Mani temple is located at Senzi town of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province and it's about 6 kilometres from...
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Langmu Monastery is located between Gansu Province and Sichuan Province in Southern Ruoer Gai County. It is not only a...
More DetailsYilhun Lhatso Lake
The Yilhun Lhatso lake is located in Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is a glacial lake...
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