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With an average elevation of more than 12,000 feet, Tibet is the highest country on earth, and is appropriately termed the “Roof of the World.” The planet’s highest mountain range, the Himalayas, soars into the Tibetan sky above rushing rivers, beautiful lakes, and high plains.
Intrepid travelers discover the beauty of Tibet on foot, by raft, and over dramatic, high-altitude roads. Treks through lower passes and foothills of the Himalayas and Karakoram make for a memorable adventure, and the hardiest hikers can even trek to the Mt. Everest base cam
p, where mountaineers launch assaults on the world’s highest summit.
Yet the natural wonders are only one aspect of this fascinating land.
Tibet’s rich cultural and religious heritage awaits the curious visitor, with visits to ancient monasteries and a host of other opportunities to learn about the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Travelers often begin their exploration of the country not long after arrival in Lhasa, where the 1000-room Potala Palace is built on a cliff within the city.
Itineraries
Tibet Explorer
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Sunrise over Sershul monastery, Tibet 2014
Sershul monastery has undergone a metamorphosis in the last five years. Not only in concrete, but also the traditional Tibetan construction has not forgotten it was done right.
Sershul Tekchen Dargyeling སེར་ཤུལ་ ཏེཀ་ ཆེན་ དར་ གྱེ་ གླིང་ is an important monastery of the Gelukpa School, located 20 km west of Deongma, on the right side of the road.
This is currently the largest monastery in Sershul county, with 1200-1300 monks divided into six colleges, under the guidance of the youthful but charismatic Drukpa Rinpoche.
The rain retreat festival held in August is a magnificent spectacle, attracting nomad communities.
The hills and grasslands around the monastery are sparse and spacious. The complex was founded as a branch of Chunkor but soon outgrew the latter. The recently restored buildings at Sershul, which are all near the motor road, include the Tsokchen (assembly hall), the Jamkhang (Maitreya temple), the Gonkhang (protector temple), the Dewachen Lhakhang (Amitabha temple), the Mentsikhang (where Mipham Rinpoche`s tradition is maintained), the college, a Mani Wheel chapel (containing three wheels constructed by the father of the present Drukpa Rinpoche) and a small guesthouse.
A new Tsongkhapa Lhakhang, resembling a giant cathedral, has been constructed below the main complex, and was due for completion and consecration on 12 December, 2008.
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Sunrise over the Bayan Khar Mountains, Tibet 2014
Bayan Khar བ་ཡན་མཁར་ county
There used to be 44 temples or monasteries within the county the most historically important being Jakhyung and Dentik. 27 of these survived the Cultural Revolution, having been used as granaries and storerooms. At present, the county has 34 monasteries,4 Nyingmapa and 19 Gelukpa.
Bayan Khar county capital town is Hualong.
Area: 2.732 sq km.
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The main attraction in Tsigortang county is Drakar Tredzong Monastery. The "White Monkey Fortress" is one of the most famous monasteries in Amdo and brings many pilgrims each year. The monastery currently has around 400 monks, though in the past it has had close to 1000. Located at the base of a 5000m/ 16,400 ft. mountain, Drakar Tredzong has one of the few evergreen forests on the northern Tibetan Plateau. Wildlife such as wolves, deer, foxes, gazelle and a large variety of birds all live above the monastery. There is a pilgrimage kora winding around the mountain that takes 5 or 6 hours to complete. The mountains above the monastery offer abundant hiking routes and have excellent views of the area.
The Tsigortang area is very poor. There is a simple Tibetan style hotel located near Drakar Tredzong Monastery and some slightly better accommodations in the county town. Even though this area is poor, if you are interested in a remote Tibetan adventure, this area will not disappoint you.
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Founding (1820-1911 (probable)) >བྲག་དཀར་སྤྲེལ་རྫོང་ཐོས་བསམ་ཡོན་ཏན་དར་རྒྱས་གླིང་།
> Drakkar Treldzong Tösam Yönten Dargyé Ling
> brag dkar sprel rdzong thos bsam yon tan dar rgyas gling
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Jan Reurink
On the vast Peltang plain some 20 km south of Jyekundo town also called Yushu, surrounded with high peaking mountains, there was a Tibetan Horse race festival.
Jyekundo region in the northwest region of Kham , known locally as Gawa ག་ ཝ་,..The county capital is located at Jyekundo, which has a newly opened airport, Area: 13,784 sq km.
A mantra being carved into a cliff near Hor.
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Tibetan Family picnics in front of Sershul monastery, Tibet 2014
Food & Drink
Tibet’s high altitude means that it is difficult to grow many crops there. Barley is the most important and common crop and forms the basis of many Tibetan foods. Every day, many Tibetans eat tsampa, which is a dough made from barley flour. Other popular foods include wheat flour, yak meat, mutton, pork, butter, milk, and cheese. From barley flour Tibetans also make momos, which are small delicious dumplings filled with meat or vegetables.Mustard seed is also cultivated in Tibet, and therefore makes an appearance in many recipes.
Butter tea and barley beer (chang) are popular drinks in Tibet. For butter tea, the tea leaves are boiled in water, then strained and poured into a churn, where salt and butter are added. The tea has a thick buttery surface and a unique taste. Chang is thick and white and has a sweet and strong taste. Just like our beer, it is quite alcoholic, so for adults only!
The sacred Mountain Zhara Lhatse 5820m and the Jinlong Gonpa, Tibet 2014
High peaking above the graslands is the snow-covered peak of Mt Zhara Lhatse with a unique sharp pointed shape of 5820m hight.
This mountain is also strongly connected with the stories of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava).
The Mountain Zhara Lhatse is located in Tawu county, while the village Lhagang is located in Dardo county from where this picture is taken.
Lhagang is surrounded by five holy mountains : Chenresig, Jambayang, Chana Dorje and Drolma, and to the north, the snow mountain called Zhara.
Because it is surrounded by these holy mountains, it is a special and blessed place.sources
reurinkjan
Motorbike for the whole family, Tibet There was an important lama visiting for some days in the Sershul monastery, so every Tibetan was dressed at it best and yes even the motorcycle was clean to shine. Tibetans came in big numbers, and in their best costumes. It was a great treat for photographers.
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Tibetan women usually lead a more difficult life than Tibetan men. Tibetan women are in charge of most of the household chores. Nomad women wake up early in the morning to collect yak dung to be dried. Since most of Tibet is treeless, yak dung is dried and used as fuel for fires. Women milk the yaks before the men or children take them up the mountains to graze. Women are also in charge of cooking the meals and taking care of the children.
It is still common for Tibetan women who come from nomad families to get married at age 16 or 17. Tibetans who live in larger towns and are able to go to high school or even college usually wait until they are 22 to 25 before getting married.
Though Han (Chinese) people are only able to have one child, Tibetans and other minority groups in China are allowed to have two and sometimes three children. In remote areas of Tibet, it is common to see Tibetan families with up to 6 children.
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