{"id":5332,"date":"2019-06-30T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T06:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fernwehmotive.de\/?p=5332"},"modified":"2024-02-10T21:00:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T20:00:26","slug":"koenigreich-guge-kloster-tholing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fernwehmotive.de\/en\/koenigreich-guge-kloster-tholing\/","title":{"rendered":"The forgotten Kingdom of Guge - a Visit to Tholing Monastery"},"content":{"rendered":"

China, Tibet. <\/strong>The Tholing monastery from the 9th century is a Buddhist monastery. It was also the religious centre of the old kingdom of Guge. The monastery is famous for its partially preserved murals and has been on the monument list of the People's Republic of China since 1996. If you visit the forgotten kingdom of Guge in western Tibet, you should also visit Tholing Monastery. In my following article you will learn more about the monastery Tholing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Tholing Monastery looks back on a history of about 1000 years. As in many other Tibetan monasteries, it was closed down during the Cultural Revolution in 1966. The monastery suffered heavy damage during this time. Numerous buildings were destroyed, most of the statues were destroyed and the wall paintings were extensively damaged. Since then, however, many buildings have been reconstructed. But the work is still going on. The most important buildings you can visit here at the moment are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n