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Attraction: This walk is a good opportunity to get
a feel for trekking in Tibet. The two passes Show-La
and Char-La are not particularly high or difficult.
The trail heads are easily accessible from Xigatse.
Shalu Monastery,
situated
in the Shalu village of Gyantso district 30 km away
from teh southeast of Xigatse cit. It was built in
1000 AD. The monastery shows a special architectural
style combining Han with Tibetan style. A lot of
treasures, handed down from ancient times, are left
int ehmonastery. The mural paintings inside are
numerous and delicate which are the rarity of art
treasures in Tibet.
Sakya Monastery,
boats of
many classical books relics and precious mural
paintings. Therefore, it is proclaimed "the Second
Dunhuang". The Sakya Monastery is located by the two
banks of the Drongchu River, on the ridge of the Bonbo
mountain, within the boundary of the Sakya country,
about 160 km to the west of Xigatse. It comprises the
southern and northern monasteries. The northern
monastery was built in 1079 and the southern in 1268.
There are large collections of historical cultural
objects stored in the monastery, such as the letter of
appointment to the Sakya by the Central government of
Yuan Dynasty, jade seals, crown, gown, sculptures and
religious articles and porcelains from Sung and Yuan
Dynasties as well as precious mural paintings etc. The
Sakya Monastery has large collections of classic
books, which are not only the volumes of Kagyur and
Tengyur or scriptures written on pattra leaves, but
also more than ten thousand classics on astronomy,
geography, history, medicine and literature. |
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The
Cost Include :
Transportation by Toyota Land cruiser/Guided Tours
with Monastery entrance/Twin Sharing accommodation
with daily Breakfast at the standard Hotel and
camping portion with full meal and all the
equipments, Tibetan staffs, Yak for equipments
during trekking portion, all the permits and land
fees, but not includes riding yaks if they need |
