A 15th-century monastery in Tibet is still intact after a deadly 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook the northern foothills of Mount Everest. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit near Shigatse, one of ...

The quake’s epicenter was located near Shigatse, one of Tibet’s holiest ... It is unclear how the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, was impacted by the earthquake.

You can find the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet's second largest city found 168 miles west of Lhasa. Since you are not allowed to travel outside of Lhasa independently under the terms ...

No damage has been reported to Shigatse's Tashilhunpo monastery, state media reported, founded in 1447 by the first Dalai Lama. The 14th and current Dalai Lama has said he was deeply saddened by ...

Rescuers in the freezing, high-altitude Tibet region in western China searched a second day for any remaining victims of a deadly earthquake that struck near a holy city for Tibetan Buddhists, before ...

Shigatse city is renowned for its Tashilhunpo Monastery, a major tourist attraction today. This area, as indeed much of southwestern China, is sadly earthquake prone. Its magnificent scenery is ...

Shigatse is home to the vast, centuries-old Tashilhunpo Monastery, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, one of the most senior figures in Tibetan Buddhism. State media said that no damage to ...

In the aftermath of the devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Xizang, the swift government action to rescue ...

At least 126 people have died and many are feared trapped after a strong earthquake in China, according to state media.

The earthquake struck an outlying county in Shigatse, the second-largest city ... immediately known whether he was in his Tashi Lhunpo Monastery at the time. The epicenter was about 25 kilometers ...