Riwoche Monastery (Chagyelma Hall)
རི་བོ་ཆེ་
A famous monastery of the Drikung Kagyu school. The Chagyelma Hall, built in the Yuan Dynasty, has exterior walls striped red, white and blue, giving it a distinctive look.
Riwoche Monastery was founded in 1276 and is the main monastery of the Drikung Kagyu school in the Kham region. Its main hall, the Chagyelma Hall, is about 30 m tall. The lower level has stone walls, and the exterior walls are painted with red, white and blue stripes representing the three protector deities. From a distance it looks like a giant tent. It is a national key cultural relic protection site. The hall holds many statues, scriptures and murals. The monastery is in Riwoche Town, Riwoche County, about 110 km from Chamdo city. Follow G317 westward. You can return the same day, or continue toward Dengqen.
Opening hours
Open daytime
Nearby sights
- Karma Gon Monastery
- Zizhu Monastery
- Former Office of Chamdo People's Liberation Committee
- Chamdo Museum
- Jampaling Monastery
- Chamdo Tea Horse Square
- Lancang River Confluence (Dza Chu & Ngom Chu)
- Karuo Neolithic Site