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2020 Litang Festival date

July 10, 2020 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

2020 Litang Festival date is confirmed to be held from July 29th to 31st

In 2019, Litang Festival was named Cangyang Gyatso Poem & Song festival; in 2020, the Litang Festival is named Garze Mountain Festival; However, Tibetan horse-racing is the main program of this festival.

In this May and June there were two horse-racing qualifier contests being held in Litang in order to select the best group of horses and tibetan riders; The horse-racing in this July shall define the best horse and rider of Year 2020

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Lhagang King Gesar Festival

June 4, 2020 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Lhagang King Gesar Festival is to be held in Lhagang monastery, also known as Tagong monastery. This King Gesar dance was held in the yard of Lhagang monastery which is about 400 kilometers west from Chengdu, approximately 1 full day drive is needed.

Lhagang monastery King Gesar from Tibetan Trekking Travel on Vimeo.

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Juli Monastery

February 4, 2020 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Juli monastery is a Gelug pa monastery at Juli village of Xinduqiao town, about 85 kilometers west from Kangding City.

Brief

It was originally called “Rang Ti monastery”, and was built in Ran Ti Gang mountain by Master Dengba who was one of the five scholars of Muya region of Kham.

In the 1st year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1662 AD), the monastery was moved to curently address at Juli village, hence it is named after the vilage.

Enshrining

The monastery enshrines 108 Volumes of Kangyur which is one of the three only remaining manuscripts with history of more than 1000 years, and well – preserved murals with history of more than 600 years old. In addition, the unique butter flower.

There is one sky-funeral field behind the monastery and slightly above the main hall of the monastery, which holds the sky-funeral in the monrning usually, and not open to the visitors;

Juli Monastery had been reonstructed and expanded three times on the 2nd khenpo (the teacher of 7th Dailai lama), the 24th khenpo of Sangji Gengdan and in 1983; Until now, it has been through 47 generation of khenpo and 3 generation of Rinpoches.

Muya Tibetan opera

During the first Renpoche of Juli monastery, the Muya Tibetan opera was created, which is very unique from other type of Tibetan opera in the eastan Tibet of Kham, and it became one tradition that to play the Tibetan opera for 3 days from June 28th to 30th anuually

The Rinpoche

Of the three Rinpoche of JuLi monastery, the most well-known is the 3rd reincarnation of rinpoche, whom is called Fa-Hai Rinpoche (1920 – 1994), he was born in Muli county, and being identified as the 3rd reincarnation of Rinpoche of Juli monastery.

He went to Lhasa to study when he was 12 years old, after 7 years’ hard learning, he passed the exam, and earned degree “Geshe lharampa“, the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhism.

After returning from Lhasa, he began his journey of preaching to Chamdo, Shangri La, Daocheng…etc, all of which are in the remote and hidden regions of Kham. He passed away at age of 74 years old. After cremation, there were 18 sarira left in the ashes, and all of which are now enshrined in the stupa in Juli monastery

Juli monks pray
Juli Monastery ceremony
Ju Li monastery

Juli Monastery Data


Address

Add : Juli village, Xinduqiao

Entrance fee

RMB 15 per person

Altitude

3300 meters

Opening hour

Full day

How to get to there


Ju Li Monastery is about 80 kilometers west from Kangding township, from which local buses or taxi are quite easy to be arranged to get to this beautiful town. The closest airport is Kangding airport which is 48 kilometers east from Xinduqiao on the Mt Dzetuo wihtin 1 hour drive;

By flight: there are three daily flights from Chengdu to Kangding, then by local taxi to Xinduqiao which Juli monastery is located at

By long distance bus: it is recommended to get to Chengdu Xin Nan Men Bus station which offers the most frequently buses to Kangding.

In addition, there are other departures to Kangding from Chengdu Cha Dian Zi Bus station, Chengdu Bei Men Bus station, and Shi Yang Chang Bus station,

Note, all buses ends at Kangding, and it is needed for you to switch to local mini bus or taxi to Xinduqiao, which may take about 3 hours drive to get to Juli monastery from Kangding;

Kangding Airport Facts

Contact: +86 836 282 7811
IATA Code: KGT
Altitude: 4,238 meters above sea level

Xin Nan Men station

Add: No. 2, Xin Nan Road, Chengdu
Contact: +86 28 8543-3609
Working hour: 05:30 am – 21:30 pm

Filed Under: Gelug Pa Monasteries

Hong Po Si

January 28, 2020 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Hong Po Si is also the name of Hong Po Monastery, it is hidden in the Hong Po village of Deqin county; It was a monastery belongs to Karma Kagyu Sect of Tibetan Religion, but converted to be a Gelug Pa sect of monastery after only 160 yrs after its establishment;

It is one of the monasteries that has the architecture features of both Tibetan and Chinese Buddhism tradition; it is regarded as the “Mother monastery” of the three Main Tibetan Monasteries of Deqin County. The other two monasteries are Deqinlin monastery and Dongzhulin Monastery

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Hong Po Monastery

January 27, 2020 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

Hong Po Village is a peaceful village and covered by the green trees in a valley. Hong Po Monastery is like a pearl inlaid in this beautiful village, with red walls and blue tiles, prayer flags flies in the wind. The monastery it looks simple and solemn.

Location

Hong Po Monastery is located in Hong Po Village, Yunling township, Deqen County, Diqing Tibetan Prefecture of Yunnan Province. It faces Mt Kawa Karpo which is in the east of the Lancang River. There is a dense virgin forest behind the monastery near the snow covered main peak of the White Horse Snow Mountain, which is regarded as the mountain god of Hong Po Village, as well as the patron saint of the east gate of Mt Kawa Karpo.

Breif

Hong Po Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist temple with a history of more than 500 years; It was built in 1514 as to be one of the temples of Kagyu Pa . It was suppressed because of involvement in the rebellion against the Mongolian khan in 1674, and its property was confiscated and the monks were to disband, however, after two years, Hong Po Monastery was restored in 1676, but it was converted to Gelug Pa sect of Tibetan religion, and it was renamed as Gaden Yangpajinglin Monastery by Dalai Lama V.

Religiou connection

Hong Po Monastery, Dongzhulin Monastery, Deqinlin Monastery are regarded as the three main Tibetan Monasteries in Deqin County; They all used to be Kagyu monasteries, and they all were converted to Gelug Pa monastery after the rebellion in 1674.

Management

In 1680 (The 19th year of Kang Xi Emprior, Qing Dynasty), Dalai Lama V selected “Gun Song Kainpo” to be the General Host of the three monasteries, he then enthroned at Hong Po Monastery to begin his service. The monthly fee of all monks in the three monasteries were issued by Hong Po Monastery. In Tibetan language “Hong Po” means silver, which was the currency in the ancient history; Therefore, Hongpo Temple was also known as the “Mother Monastery” among the three temples.

Monastery Structure

Now the whole temple is composed of three parts. The assembly hall is centered,the Amitabha Buddha Hall is ahead,the buildings of monk’s dorm room are surrounding like the stars around the moon. The statues of the four Dharma protectors on the main temple cloister also has the painting style of Chinese Buddhism. Generally, the four Dharma protectors in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries are murals. But the ones in Hong Po monastery are clay sculptures, which can be described as a unique work in Tibetan monasteries.

Assembly hall

The assembly hall is a place where monks gather for ritual activities enshrine Tsongkhapa and his two disciples, it can accommodate about 500 monks. The murals on the walls of this hall were newly painted during the restoration and reconstruction after the Cultural Revolution.

There is also a small hall behind the main hall enshrining Maitreya Bodhisattva, on both sides, there are eight buddha status of Manjushri, Maitreya Arya, Avalokite Shvara, Mahasthamaprapta, Aksiayamatir, Bodhisattva, Bhairajya Samudgata, Bhaisajya Raja

There are wooden ladders on both sides of the cloister outside the main hall leading to the second floor which is mainly used to worship Dharma protectors. There is a flat Bluestone slab square in front of the main hall, which is an important place for holding large-scale Buddhist events every year.

Before the square, it is the Amitabha Buddha Hall, which was not damaged much during the Cultural Revolution, and basically retained its original appearance. The Amitabha Buddha is divided into two floors. The first floor is the main hall, which is mainly used for worship the Amitabha Buddha, and there is a precious silver stupa with height of 1 meter containing a Sheli of the “Fai-hai Renpoche” whom was from Juli monastery near Xinduqiao in Kham. The second floor is a reception room for important people such as masters, living Buddhas…etc.,

Hua Xing Nan Bang

1854 AD (4th years of Xian-Feng, Qing Dynasty), a plaque of “Hua Xing Nan Bang – Ch 化行南邦” was bestowed by Emperor Xian-Feng, which this Royal Gift plaque protected Hong po monastery survived the Wei-Xi Religious Case of 1905 and was not destroyed. This plaque is also regarded as the greatest treasure of this monastery.

Today, the Zha-ba Living-Repoche is a reincarnation of the XIV, living the same life as ordinary Tibetans, with a wife and children

Hong Po Monastery Data


Address

On the Goat Slop, 3 kilometers from Hongpo village, Yun lin township

Entrance fee

Free of charge

Altitude

3,300 meters

Opening hour

Full day

How to get to there


Usually, the first step is to take flights or land transportation to arrive in Shangri La city, the capital town of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, from which there are about more than 15 buses leave for Deqin county where Hong Po Monastery is about 61 kilometers away from, it rouighly takes about 1.5 – 2 hours to make one way trip from Deqin to here;

There is no public bus to this monastery from Deqin, so it is recommended to hire local Taxi or minibus to get to here

Di Qing Airport

Address: No. 1, Shen-Ying Road
IATA Code: DIG
Altitude: 3,280 meters above sea level
Contact: +86 887 822 9916

Shangri La Bus Station

Address: Xiangbala Avenue
Phone: +86 887 822-3501
Altitude: 3,080 meters above sea level
Working hours: 06:00 am – 19:00 pm

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2020 Tongren festival date has been defined

December 12, 2019 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

2020 Tongren festival date has been defined. It is from August 5th to 14th. During this 10 days, local people will dressup to particapte this annual grand celebrations.

For touring this festival, please visit this page for detail programs

Tongren festival
Tongren Back Piercing
Tongren festival
Tongren Kai-Shan
Tongren festival
Tongren festival

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2019 Katok Monastery Festival

August 26, 2019 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

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2019 Litang Festival Date confirmed

July 5, 2019 by Tibetan Trekking Travel Leave a Comment

2019 Litang Festival date has been confirmed to be held from July 29th to August 2nd. The theme of this 2019 Litang festival is been decided as “Meet Tsangyang Gyatso Poetry Festival”;

“Tsangyang Gyatso” is also called (RIGDZIN) Tsangyang Gyatso, who was the 6th Dalai Lama, and also a great poet. He wrote “White cranes! Please lend me your wings, don’t fly far away, just go to Litang.” This has made Litang to be one desired land that Tibetan come to live;

2019 Litang Festival has been decisived that is with theme of “Meet Tsangyang Gyatso Poetry Festival”, in addition, there will Horse-Racing competetion, Local Matsutake Food Festival, Litang Agricultural product festival, Tibetan Folk Performance Festival; It is a big celebration with 5 different festivals;

Come and join the great Tibetan Festival…..

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