Aba is known as the place where Tibetan Buddhism developed, and there are plenty of temples and monasteries in Aba that will make you stop in your tracks.

Gemo Temple

Gemo temple is located 13 kilometers west of Aba County, which is an ancient temple affiliated with the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, and it is known for the large size of its monasteries, pagodas, and mysterious Tibetan practices. The annual average temperature is about 2.6 degrees centigrade, and the temple is located 518 kilometers away from Chengdu, and 259 kilometers away from Barkam.

Lhamo Monastery

Lhamo Monastery has become famous due to foreign tourists, as there are more foreign visiting tourists than Chinese tourists. The Lhamo Monastery is mainly comprised of the Girdi Temple in the Sichuan Province and the Serdri Temple of the Gansu Province, which are both temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. There is a cave in the canyon behind the Girdi Temple, and in Tibetan "cave" can be translated to "De He Cang". The craggy rocks in the canyon look exactly like a goddess, and "goddess" in Tibetan is called "Lhamo", therefore the full name of the temple is "De He Cang Lhamo", or "the goddess within the cave".