Kham Region Archives - Explore Tibet

Once a major area of ancient Tibet, Kham is the easternmost part of the Tibetan Empire. Kham is a large area covering over 924,000 kilometers. Kham is amazing and beautiful, it in possession of amazing scenery (nomadic grasslands, glaciated peaks, alpine lakes, evergreen forests, and deep river valleys) and equally amazing culture. Some of the best-preserved Tibetan cultural areas are located in Kham. Chamdo (3300m) is the unofficial capital of KhamThe Chamdo Bamda Airport, is only served by flights from Chengdu, Lhasa, Chongqing, and Tianjin,

Parts of Kham lie in the eastern portion of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), western Sichuan, southern Qinghai and northwest Yunnan provinces.

Kham Region

Drakza Monastery

Drakza Monastery is in Chiknyisep Township of Nangchen County. The monastery is situated on a rocky cliff surrounded by mountains. The...

Kekexinlin National Sanctuary

The Kekexinlin National Sanctuary is located in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Haixi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Tibet autonomous region (TAR), and...

Mount Minya Gonkar

The Minya Gonkar is located nearby Kangding County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, China. It is the highest mountain...

Yading Village

Chinese Name: 亚丁 English Name: Yading Village Location: Daocheng county, Kham Ganzi Opening Hours: All-day Yading Village is a small rural establishment in Daocheng...

Longtang Dolma Lhakhang

Longtang Dolma Lhakhang is located in the north of Kham Dege, a place known as Denma which is located in the...

Tana Monastery

The Tana monastery is located in the Nangchen county of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. The Tana Monastery is a seat of Yelpa...

Nangchen Surmang Monastery

Nangchen is one of 6 counties located in Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture in the southernmost Qinghai part of Kham province. It...

Tagong Monastery

The Tagong monastery is located in Tagong town of Kangding County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. It is also called...

Palpung Monastery

The Palpung monastery is located in Dege County of Garze Tibetan Prefecture, Sichuan province. It is almost 3900m above sea level....

Yushu Princess Wencheng Temple

Princess Wencheng Temple (Nampar Nangzed Lhakhang), or Nampar Nangzed Chok-hangis in Tibetan and situated in Pathang, 12km the south of Yushu...

Yachen Monastery

Yachen monastery is located in Pelyul county of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan province, China. It is lies 4000m above the sea...

Palyul Monastery

The Palyul monastery is also known as Playul Namgyal Jangchup Choling Monastery and its one of the six main monasteries of...

Nangchen Gar Monastery

Gar monastery is located at one of most beautiful scenic locations of the remote part of the Kham Nancheng surrounded by mountains, verdant...

Shechen Monastery

Shechen monastery is located in the eastern Tibet where there are nearly a hundred and sixty monasteries. It was founded in...

Garze Monastery

Garze monastery is located in Garze County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, China. It was built in 1662 by...

Dzongsar Monastery

Dzongsar monastery is located in the southeast town of Derge county in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China. The...

Katok Monastery

Katok monastery also transliterated as Kathok or Kathog Monastery is one of the six principal monasteries of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism....

Dzogchen Monastery

The Dzogchen monastery is located in Dege county of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province and it was founded by His holiness Dzogchen Padma Rigzin...

Larung Gar Monastery/Serta Monastery

The Larung Gar Monastery or Serta monastey is located in the valley of Larung and it’s under Serta County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan,...

Dege Parkhang

Dege Sutra-Printing House (Tib. Dege Parkhang), also called Dege Auspicious and Wisdom-Gathering House, whose full Multi-Auspicious Gate of the Great Dharma Stack-Room of...

Yushu Gyanak Mani Temple

The Gyanak Mani temple is located at Senzi town of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province and it's about 6 kilometres from...

Langmu Monastery

Langmu Monastery is located between Gansu Province and Sichuan Province in Southern Ruoer Gai County. It is not only a...

Yilhun Lhatso Lake

The Yilhun Lhatso lake is located in Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is a glacial lake...