Abstract: | IN the western suburbs of Xiahe County,Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,Gansu Province right at the foot of the Fengling Mountain lies the exquisite Labrang Monastery.A world renowned institution of higher learning for Tibetan Buddhism,it is one of six major monasteries of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism.In Qinghai Province,the waters of the Longwu River that flow through the province's southern part renew and nourish a mystical region called "Reb-kong" in Tibetan language.' |