Ganden Sumtsenling, also known as Sungtseling or Sōngzànlín, is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery outside Shangri La or Zhongdian, Yunnan, China

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Ganden Sumtsenling Monastery, also known as Sungtseling or Sōngzànlín, is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery outside Zhongdian at 3,380 metres in Yunnan province, China. Built in 1679, the monastery is the largest and most important in Yunnan and belongs to the Yellow Hat sect of the Gelukpa order.

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