Dargye Monastery
དར་རྒྱས་དགོན། 大金寺
A major Gelug monastery in the upper Yalong River valley beside G317. It is one of the Thirteen Monasteries of Huor, and its main hall was modeled on Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple.
Dargye Monastery, formally Tashi Dargye Monastery, lies in the Rongba Cha area about 28 kilometers west of Garze county seat. It was moved to its present site in 1662, the first year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty, and is one of the Thirteen Monasteries of Huor. The monastery is grand in scale, with white-walled, red-eaved monks’ quarters surrounding the main hall. The hall follows the style of Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple, with mountains at its back and an open valley in front. The surrounding area includes the Rongba Cha grasslands and barley fields. The monastery sits right beside the Northern Sichuan–Tibet Highway, G317, so it is easy to stop and visit when driving. Admission is generally free. Visitors may make offerings if they wish, and should observe monastery rules.
Opening hours
Open daytime