Hor Monastery is located in the Hor Village of Yunling Township, Dechen County of Dechen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.

It was built in 1514 and received a plaque carved with "Hua Xing Nan Bang" presented by the Emperor Xianfeng of Qing Dynasty (1616-1912 A. D.) .

Situated between Mt. Minling and Mt. Baima, the monastery belongs to the Gelug Sect (Yellow Sect) of Tibetan Buddhism. Currently, it has one Rinpoche (living Buddha)，Drakpa Rinpoche, and 80 Buddhists.

The Hor Monastery is one of the three major Tibetan Buddhist monasteries that belong to the Gelug Sect in Dechen.

A Chinese photographer who goes by a screen name called "Xiaoyao Huanglaoxie" was invited by the Drakpa Rinpoche, the host of the whole monastery, to live under the same roof and eat at the same table with the Buddhists in the monastery, recording their details of life with his camera.

Hor Monastery is located at the Hor Village of Yunling Township, Dechen County of Dechen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. [Photo provided by Xiaoyao Huanglaoxie/tianya.cn]

Hor Monastery was built in 1514 and received a plaque carved with "Hua Xing Nan Bang" presented by the Emperor Xianfeng of Qing Dynasty (1616 A.D.-1912A. D.). [Photo provided by Xiaoyao Huanglaoxie/tianya.cn]

The photo taken by the photographer for the Drakpa Rinpoche has been enshrined by the Buddhists and believers in the hall of the Hor Monastery. [Photo provided by Xiaoyao Huanglaoxie/tianya.cn]

Another photo of the Drakpa Rinpoche is enshrined under the statue of Tsongkhapa (founder of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism) in the center of the hall. [Photo provided by Xiaoyao Huanglaoxie/tianya.cn]

Drakpa Rinpoche has his own family. Though he seldom attends the religious activities of the monastery, he has been the spiritual pillar for the Tibetan Buddhists and believers in the Yunling Township. He is also the member of CPPCC in Dechen County. [Photo provided by Xiaoyao Huanglaoxie/tianya.cn]

The hall of the monastery can accommodate 500 Buddhists and believers. [Photo provided by Xiaoyao Huanglaoxie/tianya.cn]

An octagonal table in the hall is used for making mandala. [Photo provided by Xiaoyao Huanglaoxie/tianya.cn]

The procedures of offering presents to the Buddha and mandala are solemn and complicated. [Photo provided by Xiaoyao Huanglaoxie/tianya.cn]

A Buddhist is putting "Manzha", which is made of highland barley, into the exquisite vessel in the hall of the monastery. [Photo provided by Xiaoyao Huanglaoxie/tianya.cn]