Prayer wheels at Kumbum monastery (Ta Er Si) near Xining in China's Qinghai province.

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Row of prayer wheels at Kumbum monastery (Ta Er Si) in Huangzhong (near Xining) which is one of the seven Yellow Hat monasteries in China and was built in 1577.

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Size: 3580px × 5435px
Location: Kumbum, Xining, Qinghai Province, China
Photo credit: © Thomas Lehne/ lotuseaters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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