View over Yarchen Gar with on the foreground the meditation cabins of the nuns
Meditation cabins for the nuns at Yarchen Gar
The very basic houses of the nuns at Yarchen Gar
The very basic houses of the nuns at Yarchen Gar
The statue of Padhmasambhava rising on a hill above Yarchen Gar
Pilgrims at Yarchen Gar
Old lady at Yarchen Gar
Pilgrim at Yarchen Gar
Pilgrims at Yarchen Gar
Pilgrims at Yarchen Gar
Praying for death relatives in a temple in Yarchen Gar
Praying for death relatives in a temple in Yarchen Gar
Monk at Yarchen Gar
Three old nuns waiting for the lama to come at Yarchen Gar
Three old nuns waiting for the lama to come at Yarchen Gar
And the high lama arrives to bless three dead body’s at Yarchen Gar
The lama blessing the three dead body’s at Yarchen Gar
The family of the three dead people in front of the lama at Yarchen Gar
The lama writing down wishes at Yarchen Gar
Some temples at Yarchen Gar
The main assembly hall at Yarchen Gar
The main assembly hall of Yarchen Gar
Inside the main assembly hall in Yarchen Gar
The statue of Lama Achuk Rinpoche, who founded Yarchen Gar in the year 1985
A picture of the lama inside the main assembly hall at Yarchen Gar
Wall painting inside the main assembly hall of Yarchen Gar
Inside the main assembly hall at Yarchen Gar
Prayer wheels at Yarchen Gar
Landscape on the way from Yarchen Gar to Xinlong
Landscape on the way from Yarchen Gar to Xinlong
Landscape on the way from Yarchen Gar to Xinlong
On the way from Xinlong to Litang: a new stupa and monastery on the other side of the river
On the way from Xinlong to Litang: a new stupa and monastery on the other side of the river
On the way from Xinlong to Litang: a new monastery is decorated
On the way from Xinlong to Litang: a new monastery is decorated
On the way from Litang to Daocheng: the Rui pass, also called the rabbit pass
On the way from Litang to Daocheng: yaks crossing the river
On the way from Daochen to Yading: the Rau Monastery is lying high on a hill side
On the way from Daocheng to Yading: a lake at the pass at the Boma Mountain
On the way from Daochen to Yading: the village of Shaduicun
Autumn colours of the trees on the mountains in Yading Nature Reserve
The snow capped mount Chenresig (Compassion) at the Yading Nature Reserve (rising to 6,032 meters)
The snow capped Mount Jampelyang (Wisdom) at the Yading Nature Reserve (rising to 5,958 meters), with it’s top in the clouds
The snow capped Mount Jampelyang (Wisdom) at the Yading Nature Reserve (rising to 5,958 meters), with it’s top in the clouds
The snow capped mount Chenresig (Compassion) at the Yading Nature Reserve (rising to 6.032 meters)
The snow capped mount Chenresig (Compassion) at the Yading Nature Reserve (rising to 6.032 meters)
The snow capped mount Chenresig (Compassion) at the Yading Nature Reserve (rising to 6.032 meters)
The snow capped Mount Jampelyang (Wisdom) at the Yading Nature Reserve (rising to 5,958 meters), with it’s top coming out of the clouds
The snow capped Mount Jampelyang (Wisdom) at the Yading Nature Reserve (5,958 meters high), with it’s top coming out of the clouds
On the way from Yading to Daocheng: The idyllic village of Zhiding’ercun
On the way from Yading to Daocheng: The idyllic village of Zhiding’ercun
On the way from Yading to Daocheng: The idyllic village of Zhiding’ercun
Autumn colours on the way from Yading to Daocheng
On the way from Yading to Daochen: the Rau Monastery is lying high on a hill side
The yellow autumn colours on the trees on the way from Yading to Daocheng
The big new stupa just outside Daocheng
At the big new stupa just outside Daocheng
At the big new stupa just outside Daocheng
Red grass near Daocheng
Red grass near Daocheng
Bangpu Monastery on the way from Daocheng to Litang
On the road from Daocheng to Litang: visit to Bangpu Monastery
Wall paintings in the assembly hall at Bangpu Monastery
Wall paintings in the assembly hall at Bangpu Monastery
Statue of Buddha Sakyamuni at Bangpu Monastery
Statue of Buddha Sakyamuni at Bangpu Monastery
Statue of Buddha Sakyamuni at Bangpu Monastery
Statue of Buddha Sakyamuni at Bangpu Monastery
The monk explains at Bangpu Monastery
Bangpu Monastery on the way from Daocheng to Litang
Prayer wheels at Bangpu Monastery on the way from Daocheng to Litang
Two assembly halls of Litang Chöde Monastery at the town of Litang. The third one (on the right) was destroyed by fire in November 2013 and is now rebuild.
Construction work at Litang Chöde Monastery to rebuild the assembly hall (one of three), that was destroyed by fire in November 2013
The statue of Buddha Sakyamuni in one of the assembly halls at Litang Chöde Monastery
The statue of Buddha Sakyamuni in one of the assembly halls at Litang Chöde Monastery
The statue of Buddha Sakyamuni in one of the assembly halls at Litang Chöde Monastery
The statue of Buddha Sakyamuni in one of the assembly halls at Litang Chöde Monastery
Part of the statue of Buddha Sakyamuni in one of the assembly halls at Litang Chöde Monastery
Wall painting in one of the assembly halls at Litang Chöde Monastery
Wall painting in one of the assembly halls at Litang Chöde Monastery
Entrance of one of the assembly halls at Litang Chöde Monastery
Statue of Tsongkhapa in one of the assembly halls at Litang Chöde Monastery
Little statues in one of the assembly halls at Litang Chöde Monastery
Lots of butter-lamps Inside Litang Chöde Monastery
In a workplace at Litang Chöde Monastery
Monks in the town of Litang
The birth-house of the 7th Dalai Lama in the town of Litang
The birth-house of the 7th Dalai Lama in the town of Litang
Landscape on the road from the town of Litang to the village of Yingguan
Snow mountains on the way to the village of Yingguan
Snow mountains on the way to the village of Yingguan
Snow mountain Minyak Konka (7,556 meters) seen from the village of Yingguan
Snow mountain Minyak Konka (7,556 meters) seen from the village of Yingguan
On the hill looking out over the village of Yingguan
On the hill looking out over the village of Yingguan
Small monastery on the hill near the village of Yingguan
On the way from the village of Yingguan to the town of Kangding: the Zhe Duo Shan Pass
On the way from the village of Yingguan to the town of Kangding: the Zhe Duo Shan Pass with the valleys beneath covered in clouds. That means no sunny weather in Kanding
The modern centre of Kangding
The main street of Kangding with the river running through
The modern town of Kangding with rock paintings
A hotel room with a view by daylight in Kangding
A hotel room with a view in evening time in Kangding
The river running through the centre of Kangding
The modern centre of the town of Kangding
On the hill near Kangding
Stupa on the hill near Kangding
The Náwú Monastery at Kangding
The rooms of the monks at Náwú Monastery at Kangding