📜 Oldest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, established in 1585. 🔍 Part of the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site.
🔍 Functions as both an active monastery and a museum.
🏛️ Explore ancient Buddhist temples and stupas
📖 Learn about Mongolia's complex religious and political history
🧘 Witness active monastic life and experience a spiritual atmosphere
🏞️ Enjoy peaceful surroundings of the compound
📸 Admire the wall of 108 stupas, clearly visible from a distance
💤 Some areas cordoned off for rebuilding
👥 Can get crowded with tour groups
🚶 Allow ample time to explore all temples and the museum.
📍 Located about a quarter mile northeast of Kharkhorin center.
🕒 Still an active Buddhist monastery and a museum open to tourists.
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