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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“The location held particular significance due to the monastery’s traditional connection to Shigatse, home to the revered Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lam ...

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 ...

Shigatse is one of Tibet's holiest cities and home to the Tashilhunpo Monastery - the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama - second only to the Dalai Lama in Tibetan Buddhism. Image: Shigatse is ...