Songzanlin Monastery

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Buddhist temple complex Tibetan Buddhist monastery tourist attraction

Songzanlin Monastery is a large 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Shangri-La in Yunnan, China, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and cultural significance as the region’s most important lamasery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple complex ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhist monastery ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alternateName Ganden Sumtseling Gompa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ganden Sumtseling Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ
Songzanlin Lamasery NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sumtseling Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ
altitude approximately 3200 meters above sea level ⓘ
architecturalStyle Tibetan ⓘ
fortress-like ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Tibetan people ⓘ
BuddhistSchool Gelug NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionEnd 1681 ⓘ
constructionStart 1679 ⓘ
country China ⓘ
foundedInPeriod 17th century ⓘ
founder Fifth Dalai Lama NERFINISHED ⓘ
function cultural center ⓘ
monastic college ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
governingBody Gelugpa monastic administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature assembly hall ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
fortified walls ⓘ
golden roofs ⓘ
main prayer hall ⓘ
monastic residences ⓘ
murals ⓘ
prayer wheels ⓘ
stupas ⓘ
thangka paintings ⓘ
heritageStatus key cultural relic protection unit of Yunnan Province ⓘ
historicalSignificance largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan ⓘ
inspiredBy Potala Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shangri-La City NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ
eastern Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Shangri-La NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Napahai wetland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Songzanlin Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfMonks several hundred ⓘ
pilgrimageSiteFor Tibetan Buddhists ⓘ
regionalImportance most important lamasery in the Shangri-La region ⓘ
religion Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourism major tourist destination in Shangri-La ⓘ
usedFor Buddhist teachings ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ

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Diqing → hasTouristAttraction → Songzanlin Monastery ⓘ
subject surface form: Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture