The Kunde Ling Monastery, built in 1792, is one of the four former royal temples located in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Kunde Ling means "peaceful and happy" in Tibetan. It was built by the 8th Taktsa under the order of Fu Kang’an, the general who led an army to repel the Ghurkas and recovered the lost Tibetan areas in May of 1792. The monastery has been listed as a key culture protection site of city level since 2011. Its gleaming roofs are well hidden from the street, and its entrance is protected from the hordes of tourists. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The Kunde Ling Monastery, built in 1792, is one of the four former royal temples located in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Kunde Ling means "peaceful and happy" in Tibetan. It was built by the 8th Taktsa under the order of Fu Kang’an, the general who led an army to repel the Ghurkas and recovered the lost Tibetan areas in May of 1792. The monastery has been listed as a key culture protection site of city level since 2011. Its gleaming roofs are well hidden from the street, and its entrance is protected from the hordes of tourists. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The Kunde Ling Monastery, built in 1792, is one of the four former royal temples located in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Kunde Ling means "peaceful and happy" in Tibetan. It was built by the 8th Taktsa under the order of Fu Kang’an, the general who led an army to repel the Ghurkas and recovered the lost Tibetan areas in May of 1792. The monastery has been listed as a key culture protection site of city level since 2011. Its gleaming roofs are well hidden from the street, and its entrance is protected from the hordes of tourists. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The Kunde Ling Monastery, built in 1792, is one of the four former royal temples located in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Kunde Ling means "peaceful and happy" in Tibetan. It was built by the 8th Taktsa under the order of Fu Kang’an, the general who led an army to repel the Ghurkas and recovered the lost Tibetan areas in May of 1792. The monastery has been listed as a key culture protection site of city level since 2011. Its gleaming roofs are well hidden from the street, and its entrance is protected from the hordes of tourists. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The Kunde Ling Monastery, built in 1792, is one of the four former royal temples located in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Kunde Ling means "peaceful and happy" in Tibetan. It was built by the 8th Taktsa under the order of Fu Kang’an, the general who led an army to repel the Ghurkas and recovered the lost Tibetan areas in May of 1792. The monastery has been listed as a key culture protection site of city level since 2011. Its gleaming roofs are well hidden from the street, and its entrance is protected from the hordes of tourists. [Photo/China Tibet Online]