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Kanggardo Mountain                                            Write a Review

The Kanggardo Mountain in Cona County is 7,060 meters above sea level.

Covered by snow year round, the topography is lower in southern section and higher in northern section. Its main peak is surrounded by dozens of peaks with an elevation of more than 6,000 meters. In its valley are many glaciers. The average rainfall is more than 400mm. From June to September is rain season. On the mountain slopes and gullys are dense forests teeming with dozens kinds of wildlife such as the wild donkeys and Mongolian gazelles.

Minzholing Monastery                                           Write a Review

The monastery was built in the late 10th century and had its current name when it was rebuilt in 1677. It is one of the three great monasteries of the Rnyingma Sect. The monastery has paid attention to the research of Buddhist classics, astronomical calendar, calligraphy rhetoric and Tibetan medicines and is famous for its achievements in these fields. Over the years the recommendation of the Chronology of the Tibetan Caladar has been formulated by the monastery, and it is famous as the first academy of Lamaism in Tibet.