Gansu South

After arriving in Lanzhou airport,you’ll meet your guide at the airport, then after, You’ll be transferred to your hotel to check in and rest.

We’ll go from Lanzhou to Xiahe today starting with a visit to the Bing Ling monastery, which is a series of grottoes filled with Buddhist sculpture carved into natural caves and caverns in a canyon along the Yellow River. It is located north of the region where the Yellow River empties into the Liu-jia-xia Reservoir. It is approximately 100 kilometers south of Lanzhou. After visiting this site, we will drive to Xiahe, which is a Tibetan town located in the corner of northeastern Kham and eastern Amdo.

We will visit one of the 6 Great Geluk Pa Sect monasteries – Labrang monastery, which is said to be the highest rank in Tibetan Buddhism institute in east Amdo. During the day, we’ll visit the printing-house, Gongtang Chorten among other sites. In the afternoon, we will drive to Sangke pasture, which was the site that the Tibetan hero of King Gesar fought evil. There, we’ll also visit local Tibetan tent-family or ride on a horse to experience the local nomad life.

We’ll depart from Xiahe today to head to Langmu Si. Langmu Si is a quaint and beautiful town, that is a source of the White-dragon river, and is known as the land that [simple_tooltip content=’Padmasambhava also known as Guru Rinpoche, was an 8^th century Indian Buddhist master. ‘] Padmasambhava [/simple_tooltip] subdued the demons in legends. It is also said to be one of the 50 most unique towns of China. En route, we will visit the National Nature Bird breeding Reserve of Ga-Hai.

Zha Ga Na is located about 40 kilometers northwest of Diebu county. In tibetan, the name of this site is translated as “a box that made of stone.” Many argue that, it naturally formed a giant fortress that is known for its attractiveness. After visiting this site, we’ll; return to Langmu Si for overnight.

While enjoying the Tibetan plateau view en route. The paved road curved along the valley descending to Lanzhou where we’ll stop to visit to Milariba Buddhist temple.

Today, your journey has come to an end. You’ll be taken to the airport or train station for your departure