15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Yarchen Gar
Stars shine in the thin mountain air above Yarchen Gar, a giant monastic complex in West Sichuan, China, formerly the second largest center of Tibetan Buddhist studies in the world. After the partial demolition of Larung Gar it is apparently the largest such institution.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 08.2016 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2017 |
| Photo Location: | China |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 6D |
| Copyright: | © Mark Levitin |