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Kumbum & Xining City (1 day) — Qinghai

Qinghai · Day Trip

Kumbum & Xining City (1 day)

The great monastery of the morning - the golden roofs, the butter sculptures and the prayer halls, then the capital’s Muslim quarter.

1

The golden halls

Morning at Kumbum (Ta’er Si) - the golden roofs, the butter sculptures and the thangka halls of the great Gelug monastery.

2

The Dongguan quarter

Afternoon in the Muslim heart of Xining - the great mosque and the lanes of the Hui quarter.

3

The night market

Evening at the Dongguan and river markets - mutton skewers, beef noodles and the candied fruit of the capital.

Practical — Kumbum RMB 80 · 25 km from central Xining · bus 1 or taxi · full day.
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