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(EcoChina)CHINA-GANSU-XIAHE-GRASSLAND-SUMMER (CN)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows the scenery of the Sangke Grassland in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EcoChina)CHINA-GANSU-XIAHE-GRASSLAND-SUMMER (CN)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows a camp at the Sangke Grassland in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Photo by Yu Lan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EcoChina)CHINA-GANSU-XIAHE-GRASSLAND-SUMMER (CN)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows the scenery of the Sangke Grassland in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Photo by Yu Lan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EcoChina)CHINA-GANSU-XIAHE-GRASSLAND-SUMMER (CN)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows the scenery of the Sangke Grassland in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EcoChina)CHINA-GANSU-XIAHE-GRASSLAND-SUMMER (CN)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows a camp at the Sangke Grassland in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Photo by Ma Ning/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EcoChina)CHINA-GANSU-XIAHE-GRASSLAND-SUMMER (CN)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2025 shows a rape flower field at the Sangke Grassland in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Photo by Yu Lan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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The pilgrims of Labuleng in China

(FILE) Like so many of the Sichuanese-Tibetans who comprise the town's nomadic population, many pilgrims were completing their pilgrimage to the Labuleng monasteries in nearby Xiahe before making their way back home, China's Gansu province, 14 February 2016. The south of northwest China's Gansu province, known as the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is regarded as a sacred land with a charming Tibetan Buddhist ambience, represented by the Labuleng Buddhist Monastery.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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Silk Road Gansu Travel in China

GANSU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 14 February 2016 shows an ancient township called ｡ｰBajiao Walled Village｡ｱ located in Xiahe county, China's Gansu province.Though some of the areas nearest to town have become quite commercial, there is still plenty of scope for exploring. Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction.

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-BUTTER SCULPTURE (CN)

(240224) -- XIAHE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Butter sculptures made by Buddhists are displayed at Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 24, 2024. An annual butter sculpture show was held at Labrang Monastery, one of six prestigious temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, on Saturday, the Chinese Lantern Festival, to pray for good fortune and harvest. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-BUTTER SCULPTURE (CN)

(240224) -- XIAHE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Butter sculptures made by Buddhists are displayed at Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 24, 2024. An annual butter sculpture show was held at Labrang Monastery, one of six prestigious temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, on Saturday, the Chinese Lantern Festival, to pray for good fortune and harvest. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-BUTTER SCULPTURE (CN)

(240224) -- XIAHE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Butter sculptures made by Buddhists are displayed at Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 24, 2024. An annual butter sculpture show was held at Labrang Monastery, one of six prestigious temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, on Saturday, the Chinese Lantern Festival, to pray for good fortune and harvest. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-BUTTER SCULPTURE (CN)

(240224) -- XIAHE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Butter sculptures made by Buddhists are displayed at Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 24, 2024. An annual butter sculpture show was held at Labrang Monastery, one of six prestigious temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, on Saturday, the Chinese Lantern Festival, to pray for good fortune and harvest. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LABRANG MONASTERY-BUTTER SCULPTURE (CN)

(240224) -- XIAHE, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch butter sculptures made by Buddhists at Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 24, 2024. An annual butter sculpture show was held at Labrang Monastery, one of six prestigious temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, on Saturday, the Chinese Lantern Festival, to pray for good fortune and harvest. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)