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Kumbum Monastery Festival

Kumbum Jampaling or Kumbum Monastery (Ch: Ta’er si) lies 25km southwest of Xining, the capital city of Qinghai Province. Kumbum was founded in 1560 to commemorate the birthplace of Tsongkapa by Renchen Tsondru Gyaltsen. The Monastery is built around the sandal wood tree which marks the actual birthplace of Tsongkhapa, where Tsongkapa’s mother built a More »

2014 Tour of Qinghai Lake International Cycling Race

  Date: July 6th – July 19th, 2014 Location: Qinghai Province, Gansu Province and Ningxia Province Stages of the tour :   Stages of the Tour: Stage: 1 – 6 July : Xining Stage: 2 – 7 July : Duoba – Datong Stage: 3 – 8 July : Huzhu – Xihai Stage: 4 – 9 More »