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Labrang Monastery
If you can't make it to Tibet, visit this more accessible part of the historic
Tibetan region of Amdo in Gansu. Labrang Monastery (
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)
in Xiahe at-
tracts legions of Tibetan pilgrims who perambulate single-mindedly around the
monastery's prayer wheel-lined
kora
(pilgrim path). As a source of spiritual
power, the monastery casts its spell far and wide, and with great hiking oppor-
tunities, plus an intriguing ethnic mix, it's in a fascinating corner of China.
