Drongtse Monastery
འབྲོང་རྩེ་དགོན།
A small Gelug monastery on the way from Gyantse to Shigatse, built into the mountainside with views over the barley fields of the Nyang Chu valley.
Drongtse Monastery lies in the Nyang Chu valley about 18 kilometres northwest of Gyantse County town. Built in the 15th century, it belongs to the Gelug school. Its buildings rise in tiers up the mountainside, and monks still practise here. The murals and mandalas inside are well preserved. Few tourists come here, so it's a quiet place to see daily monastery life. A terrace halfway up the hillside overlooks the valley's farmland and Tibetan villages, with green barley fields in summer and golden ones in autumn. It sits beside the Gyantse–Shigatse highway, so you can stop for about an hour on the way. Entry prices are announced on site. Photography inside the hall is not allowed.
Opening hours
Open during the day (per the temple)
Nearby sights
- Tsechen Monastery
- Pala Manor
- Pelkor Chode Monastery (Gyantse)
- Gyantse Old Street (Jiarijiao)
- Gyantse Dzong
- Nenying Monastery
- Manla Reservoir
- Simi La Pass