Tashilhunpo Monastery, founded in the 1500s, is located in Shigatse City, the second-largest city in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is one of the most important monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism and is the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama. The monastery covers 150,000 square meters, with 57 scripture halls and 3,600 rooms. [Photo/China.org.cn]

Tashilhunpo Monastery. [Photo/China.org.cn]

Tibetan Buddhist monks play with water at Tashilhunpo Monastery. [Photo/China.org.cn]

Tashilhunpo Monastery. [Photo/China.org.cn]

Tashilhunpo Monastery. [Photo/China.org.cn]

A monk uses his mobile phone at Tashilhunpo Monastery. Many monks, especially young ones, have mobile phones, according to a monk in the monastery. [Photo/China.org.cn]

Linpu Monastery is located in Gyantse County of Shigatse City, the second-largest city in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. There are 17 monks in the monastery, which mainly serves the local people. [Photo/China.org.cn]

The courtyard of Linpu Monastery. [Photo/China.org.cn]

A monk whose secular name is Tenzin uses his computer in his room. The room is specially used for reading scriptures. The computers in the monastery are not connected to the Internet, and the monks use them to read scriptures in digital form, according to Tenzin. [Photo/China.org.cn]

Tenzin’s bedroom. The room is spacious, measuring a dozen square meters and decorated in Tibetan style. The room is also used as living room when he has visitors. [Photo/China.org.cn]

Two monks look for berries in the trees at Linpu Monastery. [Photo/China.org.cn]

Local residents pay a visit to the monastery. [Photo/China.org.cn]

                                                                                                                                                  Editor: Lily Li