Tibetan monks have made intricate, colored sculptures out of butter, as part of a tradition that is as old as Buddhism itself. Tibetan monks have made intricate, colored sculptures out of butter, as ...

Kumbum Monastery, also known as Ta'er Monastery, is located at the Lusar Town of Huangzhong County, 25 kilometers southwest of Xining, Qinghai Province. Built as early as in 1379, the monastery is one ...

CHABCHA COUNTY, China (Reuters) - The streets of Chabcha county in western Qinghai province were quiet on Saturday as Tibetan monks marked the Dalai Lama's birthday in their homes, wary that any ...

INSIDE a small monastery in China’s Qinghai province, a red-robed monk looks around to see if he is being watched, then begins sobbing. “We just want the Dalai Lama to come home”, he says. His words ...