Check in at Ta'er Monastery in Qinghai

#November Destinations 2025 Ta'er Monastery is located in Lushar, Huangzhong District, 25 kilometers southwest of Xining City, Qinghai Province, at an altitude of 2500-2600 meters. It is not only one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, but also a higher education institution of Tibetan Buddhism. Ta'er Monastery is named for the fact that the stupa was built before the monastery itself; the monastery is surrounded by a golden stupa, which has a history of over 600 years. At its peak, Ta'er Monastery housed 3000 monks. The main buildings are nestled against the mountainside, distributed across a valley and two slopes of Lotus Mountain. It comprises over 9300 rooms and structures, including the Great Golden Tile Temple, the Great Sutra Hall, the Maitreya Hall, the Nine-Room Hall, the Flower Temple, the Small Golden Tile Temple, the Juba Zhacang, the Dingke Zhacang, the Manba Zhacang, the Great Lhalang, the Great Kitchen, and the Ruyi Pagoda, forming a vast architectural complex combining Tibetan and Han styles, covering an area of ​​450,000 square meters. Kumbum Monastery is renowned for its three unique artistic treasures: butter sculptures, murals, and appliqué embroidery. In addition, the monastery houses a vast collection of Buddhist scriptures and academic works covering fields such as history, literature, philosophy, medicine, and law. Detailed Address: No. 56, Jinta Road, Huangzhong District, Xining City, Qinghai Province