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Sagya Monastery in Tibet (3/5)

2014-05-06 13:30 Xinhua Web Editor:Wang Yuxia
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A monk walks past a gate of the Sagya Monastery in Sagya County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 30, 2014. Built in 1073, the Sagya Monastery has long enjoyed almost the same fame as the Dunhuang Grottoes for its large collections of Buddhist scriptures, valuable porcelain and vivid murals. It was designed in a combined architectural styles of China's Tibetan, Mogolian and Han ethnic groups. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

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