Labrang Monastery, GanSu 甘肃 province

The Labrang Monastery is one of the six great monasteries of the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) school of Tibetan Buddhism; it stands at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, facing Dragon Mountain.


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