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Long Kotow is one very powerful ritual of Tibetan Buddhism. It usually happens on the road to Lhasa, and Jokhang temple is the most selected end of such a ritual which last for years; This ritual is like to measure the length of the road that the pilgrims will have done in the years; It also happens in monastery, which usually begins from the main gate, then follow the clockwise direction and to reach the main gate again, of which is counted as one Full-circle; Note: in the year of Horse, which is the year that Sakyamuni Buddha was born and passed away, one circle is counted as 12;

In most of cases, this holy ritual is usually used as expiating, praying…etc;

Karma Kagyu Palpung is the main monastery of Kagyu Pa in Kham. It is also called “Ba-Bang-Si” in chinese Ping Ying, and the “mother” monastery of the Karma Kagyu in Kham. It is located on the hill slope hidden in the valley near Jinsha River, was originated in the 12^th century and wielded religious and political influence over centuries.

Palpung means “glorious union of study and practice”, and was found in 1727 by King Denba Tsering of ancient Derge kingdom. It was the largest Kagyu monastery in this ancient kingdom, and it rapidly grew to be the most important center in the east Tibet of Kham and Amdo for learning Kagyu tradition.

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Bamei August Pujia, August is the season that the Tibetan Buddhism Puja and and folk festival being held often in this small town, and its neighboring town of Tagong, which is only 30 kilometers east; The major Puja of Bamei is the Peaceful Puja that is held in the middle of August at Si hui village some 22 kilometers east of Bamei township

August is also the “hottest” time also in Bamei in a year; The temperature is about 28 – 30 degrees when directly being under sunlight, and a good pair of sunglasses is a must when visiting around, however, when you just walk into the shadow of the tree, it becomes much cooler and comfortable.

Few about Bamei county: Bamei county is with altitude of 3350 meters, seated at the junction of the road that goes Danba to the North, Kangding to the Northeast, and Kanze (Garze county) to the West. As to be one important transportation hub, this small town has many restaurants for its size; There are more than 12 guesthouses and hostels up there.

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Kawakarpo Mingyong Glacier is about 11.7 kilometers long, it is the 2^nd largest and longest glacier in Heng-duan mountain, the first one is Hailuogou Glacier of Mount gongga (7556 m).

This glacier is about 50 kilometers from Deqin, a small Tibetan town that is becoming popular due to the boost of tourism. It also result the good supply in accommodation, food and beverage, even though the Deqin township is kind of mess with its plan and building.

Benefited from the rapidly developed hotel business, luxury hotels have built or being built in this town that assist to make the exploration of Mingyong Glacier is kind of one day luxury tour

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