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Tradruk Temple 昌珠寺Chāngzhū Sì
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Shannan, Tibet
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shannan
- Region
- Tibet
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Tradruk Temple
One of the earliest Buddhist temples in Tibet, founded in the 7th century under King Songtsen Gampo in the Yarlung valley and enlarged in the 14th century; its main assembly hall is laid out like that of the Jokhang in Lhasa. Legend says the king had a falcon defeat a dragon to drain the lake here, which gave the temple its name, and Princess Wencheng is said to have stayed. Its treasures include a thangka of Avalokiteshvara worked in pearls, made in the Phagmodrupa period.
How to get to Tradruk Temple
About 10 minutes by road south of Tsetang; carry your passport for road checkpoints.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Yumbulagang 雍布拉康 (under 10 km).
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