Xia Temple, a place no girl can resist

Located in Danma Mountain of Guoji Village in Linzhou County, 80 kilometers from Lhasa, lies a temple with a stupa forest covered in "white snow," resembling an ice palace stretching across the mountain valley. This is Tibet's most beautiful nunnery, Xia Temple in Linzhou County. The full name of Xia Temple is Panyusha Tanang Temple, built during the Yuan Dynasty over 700 years ago, and belongs to the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Today, we are the only two visitors. As we step from the scorching sunlight into the stupa forest, the mountain breeze blows, making the bells on the stupa tips chime crisply, and our hearts become completely peaceful.