Buddha's kingdom in the sky, Seda on the ground
⏩About altitude sickness
Seda is 4000 meters above sea level, it is recommended to prepare for altitude sickness in advance, the following can alleviate altitude sickness
1️⃣Don't stay up late and overwork before departure, don't do strenuous exercise🏃
2️⃣Colds and chills💊can easily lead to altitude sickness, it is recommended to bring warm clothes🧥
3️⃣Don't be too excited to post on social media and take photos📸etc. when you first arrive at high altitude, let your body adapt before starting to play
4️⃣In order not to tire your body, try not to walk🚶♀️for a long time
5️⃣The plateau is relatively dry, you can turn on the humidifier💧when you first arrive at the accommodation
6️⃣If you have a severe headache🤦♀️from altitude sickness, go to the hospital🏥in time, and start using the prepared oxygen bottle
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⏩Must-visit attractions
🔶Seda Mandala City
Located on the peak inside Seda Buddhist Academy, there are 3 levels, it is recommended to turn on the first and second levels
🔶Observation deck
You can reach it by walking up the road on the left side of the Mandala City, where you can overlook the entire Buddhist Academy, and the photo effect is great.
🔶Long staircase
There is a long staircase down from the Mandala City, which is especially suitable for taking photos
🔶Dongga Temple
One of the three major temples in Seda, located on a sacred mountain that looks like a white conch.
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⏩Dressing suggestions
The average altitude⛰️of Seda is nearly 4000 meters, the average annual temperature is only 0 degrees, you need to bring a thick🧥down jacket/storm jacket, especially for watching sunrise/sunset/starry sky
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The overall climate is better from April to September each year, but the temperature difference🌡between day and night is large, and there is a rainy season, so you need to prepare for cold/rain☔protection
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From October to March of the following year, the temperature is around minus 10 degrees❄, down jackets, hats🧢, scarves🧣, gloves🧤, warm babies, etc. are essential
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It is recommended to bring a red scarf, shawl or skirt, the photo effect is very👍🏻
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⏩Travel precautions
🚙If you are driving by yourself, don't navigate to Seda, navigate to Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy❗Otherwise, you will drive directly to Seda County, 20km away from the Buddhist Academy
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The Buddhist Academy cannot🙅♂️be entered directly, and you cannot drive up. If you don't have a ticket, you can only be taken up by locals. There are 150/person at the entrance to the Buddhist Academy.
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Book the 'Larung Gar' mini program✅'Luoruo Town Gathering and Distribution Center Transportation Line' ticket 4️⃣8️⃣hours in advance, the bus time is 10:00 and 15:30, you need to arrive in advance
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During the appointment time⏰, go to Seda County, navigate🔺to 'Waxu Tribal Cultural Tourism Scenic Area', wait for the bus🚌to depart here, and then enter the Buddhist Academy together
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Take the bus, you will first pass a fork🛤, here is the way to TianZ platform, which is not yet open. The bus will take another road near the middle bridge of Zhiqing Gully to the checkpoint🏠, where tickets and ID cards will be checked. Private cars from other places are forbidden❌to enter here.
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The bus arrives➡️at the transfer point in Zhiqing Village, and will change to a 6-seat shuttle bus, which will enter the Buddhist Academy along the mountain road
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The shuttle bus arrives➡️at the terminal Mandala City, you can take the return bus↩️here before 12:00 in the morning, you can walk to the observation deck near the Mandala City, overlooking the entire Buddhist Academy.
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❎It is not recommended to leave on foot. It takes almost two and a half hours🕓to walk from the Buddhist Academy to the starting point
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Respect the customs of the locals, keep quiet🤫, no smoking❌🚬, no drones, and get permission to take photos of monks❗
Sedar Larong Wuming Buddha College is located in Laronggou, Luoruo Town, Seda County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, 3,900 meters from Haitang. It is a Tibetan Buddhist Ningma sect founded in 1980. It is now a large-scale Yi cultural and educational base where thousands of red-tile houses and tens of thousands of monks gather.
Larong Wuming Buddhist Academy, founded in 1980, was founded by the master of Pengcuo, the king of the law, Ruyi Bao Jinmei. It is now the world's largest Buddhist college, which can be called the Buddha's paradise. It is the kingdom of faith, the habitat of the soul, the Buddha's kingdom in heaven. Each red cabin is a good place for monks, who choose to escape the worldly noise, practice here, stay for decades, even a lifetime. Be sure to make an appointment in advance, search for "La Ronggou into the ditch reservation" in the applet, click "Transport Line". Online reservations can only be reserved for the line "Luoruo Town Distribution Center Yi La Songgou Yi Luoruo Town Distribution Center", the other line is "County City Distribution Center Yi La Songgou Yi County Distribution Center", can only be purchased on-site.
Seda Wuming Buddhist College is located in Luoruo Town, Seda County, and belongs to the Buddhist Ningma sect at an altitude of 3,900 meters. To tourists, standing here in the hillside country, the houses are dizzy and intoxicating, the light of the relatively neat roof sun shining red, both neat and spectacular is too beautiful. Don't look at anything else, just these are enough for photographers to flicker and make it difficult to move.
Seda Wuming Buddhist College, which can be called the elder Buddhist College, is located in the Tibetan gathering place of Ganzi in Sichuan, China. It is currently one of the most complete, largest and oldest Buddhist monasteries in the world. Among its many buildings, the most representative is the "King Kong Throne". As a Buddhist college in a Tibetan gathering area, the culture pursued and taught here is naturally Tibetan Buddhism with strong ethnic minority characteristics. The most spectacular sights to see here, influenced by faith, are the red houses of the mountains. These red houses were built at different times. Over time, they slowly changed and eventually formed the beautiful sight they are now. Red color is also one of the most distinctive colors in the area. Whether you stand close to each building and watch the little bits of each building, or stand high and low to see the red sea, you can actually appreciate another.
I went on May 1st this year because of the trouble of online booking, I went to the scene to queue up to make an appointment and finally grabbed the ticket for the next day (free)
Buddhist college is a place many people yearn for. As a free traveler, you know that the Buddhist college has been closed for a long time, and you have to take a look. When you arrive at the door, it is blocked, and you climb over the mountains on both sides. Even if you look far away, you will have to have a real heart.