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The Ganden Sumtseling Tibetan Monastery in Yunnan

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The Ganden Sumtsenling Monastery, also known as Sungtseling and Guihuasi is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery situated 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city of Zhongdian at elevation 3,380 metres (11,090 ft) in Yunnan province, China. Built in 1679, the monastery is the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan province and is sometimes referred to as the Little Potala Palace.

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tags: tibetan buddhism, shangri la, yunnan, deqen
categories: Himalayan Architecture
Sunday 07.08.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

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