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Huiyuan Temple (Gata) 惠远寺Huìyuǎn Sì
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Ganzi, Sichuan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Ganzi
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Huiyuan Temple (Gata)
Huiyuan Temple was founded in 1728 on the orders of the Qing Yongzheng Emperor in the Gata valley north of Bamei, and the 7th Dalai Lama lived here for seven years before returning to Tibet; the 11th Dalai Lama was born in a nearby village in 1838. Red walls set with 108 white stupas enclose a large courtyard and a multi-storey main hall with three bronze Buddha statues.
How to get to Huiyuan Temple (Gata)
About 9 km north of Bamei, roughly an hour's drive from Tagong.
Nearby
- Tagong Grassland 塔公草原 30 km
Yak pastures, a revered monastery and the snow peak of Zhara Lhatse on the horizon - Jiaju Tibetan Village 甲居藏寨 60 km
Painted Gyalrong Tibetan farmhouses on a mountainside, in a valley of ancient towers
Also within 20 km: Yala Snow Mountain, Daofu 亚拉雪山 (10 km), Moshi Park 墨石公园 (10 km).
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