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Rongwo Monastery and Rebgong Old Town 隆务寺Lóngwù Sì
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Huangnan, Qinghai
- Time needed
- 1 day
- Days to budget
- 1 day
- City
- Huangnan
- Region
- Qinghai
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Rongwo Monastery and Rebgong Old Town
Rongwo (Longwu) Monastery in Tongren, called Rebgong in Tibetan, is a large Gelug monastery of the Amdo region with origins in the 14th century, and the centre of a valley of Tibetan and Tu (Monguor) villages famed for thangka painting. The 4A-rated Rebgong historic area strings together the monastery, the old street, painting academies, Wutun's lower monastery and Guomaru, a mud-walled fort village a short drive from town. China News (2023) counts 23 halls and prayer halls and 27 lama residences at the monastery.
How to get to Rongwo Monastery and Rebgong Old Town
About 155 km south of Xining, roughly two hours by road, with Guomaru fort about 8 km from the town centre.
Nearby
- Labrang Monastery 拉卜楞寺 60 km
A living Tibetan Buddhist monastery town, ringed by a long corridor of prayer wheels
Also within 20 km: Bao'an Fort Villages 保安古屯田寨堡 (10 km).
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