When is the best time to go to Gangpa Nuns Temple?

The best time to visit Gangba Nuns Temple: Shigatse area has ample sunshine and a mild climate, with an average annual temperature of 6.28°C. The weather and tourist facilities here are relatively good, so you can come here to enjoy the beautiful scenery at any time, but winter is less green and lively than summer.

In Xigaze Gangba County, it was founded in the eighth century and believes in the Nyingma sect. Qudian Nyima Nunnery currently has 5 halls, and the main Buddha is Padmasambhava. The temple preserves two bronze statues of King Horsehead Ming when the temple was built, as well as a naturally formed stone throne of Padmasambhava (round, about 25 cm in diameter) and his footprints when he was 8 years old. Every year on the 15th of the first lunar month in the Tibetan calendar, the temple holds a grand event to welcome future Buddhas.