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Katok monasteryis located at the top of the mountain in Pelyul county. It is one of the 6 great Nyingma Pa monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism.

“Katok” is Tibetan pronunciation. According to the legend that when this monastery was being built, a large rock was dig out which a naturally formed Tibetan work “Ka” was on it, and the monastery was built on this rock. So this monastery was named “Katok monastery”

Katok monastery has one great pujia “Katok Festival” annually, in 2016, its date is from 11^th to 13^th of August

2016 Shoton Festival is from August 4^th – 8^th. The Thangkar unfolding day is on August 5^th. Drung and Sera monasteries will be the two locations that to held the ceremony of Thangkar unfolding.

Tibetan Play will be at Luobu linkar park; Damsung horse-racing festival will be held in the same time when Shoton festival is on going

Gyirong valley is located in Gyirong County neighboring with Nepal; Gyirong is also used as “Kyirong” or “Ji Long Xian” in chinese. It is about 93 km long, and is thought to be the deepest of the Five Valleys in the mid-Himalayas

It is about 500 kilometers From Shigartse to Gyirong county. A twelve hours drive winding up in the mountain trails is needed; there are five mountain passes all with altitude over 5000 meters along the drive. The “Heart area” of Gyirong valley is about 70 kilometers south of Zongga.

Gyirong valley is also thought to be “the gene pool with abundant Species ”

Karola Glacier is located in Lang kartse county right next to the main road. Approximately 30 minutes drive from Yamdrok Lake. Karola Glacier has a total of almost 10 square kilometers, with length of 5 kilometers or slightly less. The glacier which can be seen is at around 5200 meters high.

Densatil Monastery is one Phaktru Kagyu tradition monastery. Its altitude is about 4500 meters above sea level, some 35km east from Tsetang county. The location that this monastery is situated has a flat valley, the stream does not low straight to the bottom of the valley, but to flow slowly around the valley which even make this small area much more moister than Tsetang and Rangri county, even grows a small area of forests which Tibetan pheasant，Blue Sheep live in;

Wind Horse Flag, also known as Prayer flags or Ma Ni flag. Buddhist scriptures is printed on those small flags. Tibetan people believe that it chants when it flies in the wind. Thus, it becomes the tie between Buddha and Tibetan

The 5 colors have its own meaning:

• Blue means Sky, represents Brave & Witty
• White means clouds, represents Pure & Kind-hearted
• Red means Fire, represents Prosperous & Fearless
• Green means Water, represents Gentle & Peace
• Yellow means Soil, represents Kindness & Love

Meditation is one important process at the learning of Buddhism, in most cases that meditation caves in the hidden mountains, valleys…, are commonly being seen, however, in Yarchen Gar monastery, which is severely lack of lodgings facilities as well as food, clinic…etc, electricity supply is limited only from 19:00 pm to 22:00 pm, local monks and nuns have made their own way to continue their learning by making one special “Meditation Shack”