Kumbum Monastery Pictures
The Propitious Pagoda is the first scene you will see in the Ta Er Monastery. The Eight Stupas represented the eight stages of Buddha''s life.
Kumbum Monastery (Ta'er Monastery) is one of the six largest monasteries of the Yellow Hat Sect (Gelugpa Sect) of Tibetan Buddhism. In memory of the founder of the Yellow Hat Sect, Tsong Khapa (1357-1419), the pagoda was built at his birthplace, today's Huangzhong County in Xining in 1577. Later, it was a perfect complex of both the Tibet style architecture and the Han style buildings.
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Asked by Mr.Sophia | Apr. 22, 2011 02:11
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ReplyI would like to travel to Guiyang from Xining in May, 2011. Please help me to find a cheap flight, round-way. Thank you!
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Answered by Mr.Conn | Apr. 22, 2011 03:21
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140ReplyHi, neither direct trains nor direct flights are available between the two cities. But you could make a transfer at Chongqing or Xi'an
Asked by Mr.Finn from GERMANY | Jul. 21, 2009 15:23Reply
ReplyDoes anyone know if there are any Uyghurs in Qinghai?
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Answered by Mr.Sandy | Jul. 22, 2009 04:16120Reply
120ReplyALmost all Uyghurs lives in Xinjiang and most are in south of Tianshan Mountains.