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Detailed Introduction of Yarchen Gar of its attractions and activities. Included are hiking and Photo Tour. Find useful travel guide and information about travel to Yarchen Gar in details.
Yarchen Gar is the second largest Tibetan school and the biggest Buddhist school for female religious people in Tibet. Thousands of house locate on “the Island”, which makes it one of the most stunning man-made landscape in Sichuan Province.
Yarchen Gar is one perfect place to take photo shots of Tibetan Buddhist complex aside from Larung Gar. Its sheer volume of houses and dormitories are amazing by the river bends. Sunrise and sunset views are excellent of Yarchen Gar. It’s one of the must-see destinations for photographers.
It is called a 100-day Meditation Festival. It starts by around November every year. It is one of the important curriculums the Tibetan nuns conduct every year. During this event, every non will stay in her small cubic to meditate and study.
A trek from Yarchen Gar to Tsopu Lake is one of the wild and unexplored treks in western China. It takes up to one week to go from the holy school of Yarchen Gar to the beautiful lake Tsopu Valley through hard walking and stunning landscape.
Route: Chengdu - Hailuogou - Tagong - Danba - Mt.Siguniang - Chengdu
Route: Chengdu - Jiuzhaigou - Zoige - Langmusi - Nyenpo Yurte - Bipenggou - Chengdu
Route: Chengdu - Mt.Siguniang - Danba - Tagong - Ganzi - Yading - Xinduqiao - Chengdu