Today it is home to over 40,000 monks, nuns and lay-students.
The campus of Larung Gar is enormous.
Houses for monks and nuns sprawl all over the valley and up the surrounding mountains.
A huge wall through the middle of Larung Gar separates the monk side from the nun side.
Reaching Larung Gar is not an easy task.
Sertar is also a sensitive area that is often closed to foreign travelers.
(Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
Sources:China Trekking,The Land of Snow,Avax News
