XIAHE
Xiahe is a town with a half tibetan and a half han and
muslim population. It is located in the south of Gansu province, just at
the Qinghai border and clearly belongs to the tibetan area. Xiahe has the
largest Tibetan monastery outside Tibet Autonomous Region: Labrang (Labuleng)
Monastery.
Page and pictures about Xiahe surroundings
Labrang Monastery.
Yak butter statutes in Labrang Monastery.
Panorama of Labrang Monastery and its surroundings.
A giant stupa.
Another great stupa.
Praying rolls.
Local folks.
Monks residential quarters.