Temple of (Finally) Returning to Norms

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Whilst the fictional Shangri-la describes a mysterious and harmonious valley, it pales in comparison to the real sights of Yunnan’s Shangrila.

Today we visited Sungtseling Monastery, otherwise known as Guihuasi (Temple of Returning to Norms). This was fitting to us as China is now open again to travel, this being our first big trip in a year.

After staying on the Shangrila plain the day before, it was magical to see the golden rooftops of the monastery glitter in to view.

We hired some Tibetan style clothes for photos, but were most impressed by what we couldn’t capture - the vast and intricate paintings inside each of the temples.

Post by HereComesTheSun | Jan 2, 2023