Zhongdian Songzanlin Monastery

Zhongdian Songzanlin Monastery

In 1679, the Dalai Lama chose this place by divination, and it went on to become the uppermost public place in Yunnan which features the particular local characteristics. Annually, the Gedong Festival is celebrated here by the Tibetans. Pious believers, with their knees and foreheads knocking the ground at every step, come here to pray.
Actually Zhongdian and this monastery is located in the formaly eastside of Tibet, now in the province Yunnan.