Located at the base of the north side of Mount Qomolangma at more than 5,000 meters above sea level in Dingri County, Shigatse Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Rongbuk Monastery is claimed to be the highest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the world. It is said that Padma Sambhava, the founder of Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism, once practiced here. His follower Ngawang Tenzin Norbu built Rongbuk Monastery in 1899. As the best place to view the Mount Qomolangma, Rongbuk Monastery becomes a necessary stopover for tourists to explore the Mount Qomolangma and Tibetan Buddhism.[Photo/Xinhua]

Located at the base of the north side of Mount Qomolangma at more than 5,000 meters above sea level in Dingri County, Shigatse Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Rongbuk Monastery is claimed to be the highest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the world. It is said that Padma Sambhava, the founder of Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism, once practiced here. His follower Ngawang Tenzin Norbu built Rongbuk Monastery in 1899. As the best place to view the Mount Qomolangma, Rongbuk Monastery becomes a necessary stopover for tourists to explore the Mount Qomolangma and Tibetan Buddhism.[Photo/Xinhua]

Located at the base of the north side of Mount Qomolangma at more than 5,000 meters above sea level in Dingri County, Shigatse Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Rongbuk Monastery is claimed to be the highest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the world. It is said that Padma Sambhava, the founder of Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism, once practiced here. His follower Ngawang Tenzin Norbu built Rongbuk Monastery in 1899. As the best place to view the Mount Qomolangma, Rongbuk Monastery becomes a necessary stopover for tourists to explore the Mount Qomolangma and Tibetan Buddhism.[Photo/Xinhua]

Located at the base of the north side of Mount Qomolangma at more than 5,000 meters above sea level in Dingri County, Shigatse Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Rongbuk Monastery is claimed to be the highest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the world. It is said that Padma Sambhava, the founder of Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism, once practiced here. His follower Ngawang Tenzin Norbu built Rongbuk Monastery in 1899. As the best place to view the Mount Qomolangma, Rongbuk Monastery becomes a necessary stopover for tourists to explore the Mount Qomolangma and Tibetan Buddhism.[Photo/Xinhua]

Located at the base of the north side of Mount Qomolangma at more than 5,000 meters above sea level in Dingri County, Shigatse Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Rongbuk Monastery is claimed to be the highest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the world. It is said that Padma Sambhava, the founder of Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism, once practiced here. His follower Ngawang Tenzin Norbu built Rongbuk Monastery in 1899. As the best place to view the Mount Qomolangma, Rongbuk Monastery becomes a necessary stopover for tourists to explore the Mount Qomolangma and Tibetan Buddhism.[Photo/Xinhua]