Travel from Gyangtse to Shigatse and Lhasa
Trip from Gyangtse to Shigatse and visit to the amazing Tashilhunpo monastery. Travel back to Lhasa.

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The distance from Gyangtse to Shigatse is about 90 kilometers, on asphalted road.

Along the way, there are the ruins of this monastery, destroyed during the chinese invasion.

 

This area has vast cultivated fields, extending up to the mountains' base.

 

Roads in Tibet Roads in Tibet
This is one of the mostly used type of transportation for the local farmers.

 

Yak dung used as fuel for stoves
Yak and other animal's dung, used mainly as fuel, is kept exposed on walls for dehydratation.

 

Driving in Tibet

 

Shigatse, Tibet Shigatse, Tibet Shigatse, Tibet
Shigatse is the Tibet's second largest city and has wide streets with shops and hotels.

 

The entrance to Tashilhunpo monastery. Before the invasion from China, this monastery was the home for about 8000 monks, today reduced to about only 700 (several buildings were destroyed as well).

 

Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet

Views between the homes and the temples inside the monastery.

 

The streets between the monks' homes.

 

Stupas in Shigatse, Tibet

These three stupas was destroyed during the chinese invasion, but rebuilt about 4 years ago.

 

Inside this temple, the world's larget Buddha statue is kept. Luckly, it was permitted to photograph, upon payment.

 

A monk in Tibet
A monk is performing some maintenance to the butter.

 

Donations to Buddha, Tibet

On the left: waters is donated daily to Buddha, through small bowls. On the right: a beautiful painting on the wall.

 

Enormous golden Buddha statue, Tibet

Unluckly, the picture will never give the sense of the size. This statue, made in gold and copper, is 24 meters high (the length of the fingers is about 1 meter!)

 

Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet
I'll continue the visit to another temple.

 

Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet

 

Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet

The beautiful entrance to the next temple.

 

 

A stupa covered with gold in a buddist monastery, Tibet

Inside here, this huge stupa made in gold and other preciouses, is very well preserved. The size, even in this case, is huge and the colors a really pleasure for the eyes.

 

A stupa covered with gold in a buddist monastery, Tibet
A stupa covered with gold in a buddist monastery, Tibet
Views on detils of the stupa.

 

A stupa covered with gold in a buddist monastery, Tibet
Another view on this fantastic stupa.

 

Nice paintings are all around the walls.

 

Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet
I go out, continuing the visit to the monastery.

 

 

Panoramic views on buildings and temples.

 

Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet

 

A wall used to expose a mandala in Tibet
On the left: a view of Shigatse from the monastery. On the right: the wall used to expose a huge thangka on one day in august.

 

 

Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet
Some views on finest details.

 

Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet

 

Tashilhunpo monastery, Shigatse, Tibet

A nice dog sleeps near a door.

 

 

Monks' homes.

 

Driving from Shigatse to Lhasa, Tibet Driving from Shigatse to Lhasa, Tibet
Driving from Shigatse to Lhasa, Tibet
Driving from Shigatse to Lhasa, Tibet The next day, I return to Lhasa, where my wonderful adventure in Tibet finishes and from where I'll continue my trip into China's mainland.

 
 
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