ChinaScape - - Xiahe, Gansu

Monastery Roof

The town of Xiahe might as well be in Tibet with similar architecture of the Labrang Monastery complex. Though we wandered freely, guided tours are given to help inform visitors of which buildings were living quarters, prayer halls, and study rooms. Today, the monastery houses about two thousand monks, and the site includes six colleges where the monks can study for degrees.




				The town of Xiahe might as well be in Tibet with similar architecture of the Labrang Monastery complex. Though we wandered freely, guided tours are given to help inform visitors of which buildings were living quarters, prayer halls, and study rooms. Today, the monastery houses about two thousand monks, and the site includes six colleges where the monks can study for degrees.