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Canggu Temple

12 Reviews

#28 of 91 things to do in Lhasa

Sights & Landmarks, Sacred & Religious Sites

Linkuo Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000, China

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“Stops you in your tracks”

We got there as the 30 or so nuns were chanting. It was mesmerizing. I felt a bit embarrassed... read more

Reviewed June 16, 2018

JohntheLast

Barrington, Illinois

via mobile

“Tsamkhung Nunnery / Canggu temple teahouse”

I had wanted to visit one of the teahouses in Lhasa while I was there. First we went to the... read more

Reviewed August 6, 2016

Soo N

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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4.5 12 reviews

Excellent51%
Very good41%
Average8%
Poor0%
Terrible0%

Jun 16, 2018

“Stops you in your tracks”

Aug 6, 2016

“Tsamkhung Nunnery / Canggu temple teahouse”

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JohntheLast

Barrington, Illinois

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Reviewed June 16, 2018 via mobile

Stops you in your tracks

We got there as the 30 or so nuns were chanting. It was mesmerizing. I felt a bit embarrassed encroaching on their life, taking photos and just listening. It was a chance to see up close the auctioning of Tibetan Buddhism. They also have a...More

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Soo N

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Reviewed August 6, 2016

Tsamkhung Nunnery / Canggu temple teahouse

I had wanted to visit one of the teahouses in Lhasa while I was there. First we went to the Guangming Gang Qiong teahouse, it was super crowded with locals, felt a little lost and intimidated. So we came to the Tsamkhung tea house instead....More

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Charlotte W

Calgary, Canada

123

Reviewed October 27, 2015

Amazing

Lhasa is a very interesting place as is this Temple. It was the centre of a hive of activity and well worth a visit!

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cherise_vivi

China

814

Reviewed June 29, 2015

Speak in a low voice

The temple do not like people speaking very low, and never touch the things in a temple without asking.

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PazuKong

Lhasa, Tibet

5956

Reviewed November 2, 2011

One of my favorite!

Nice nuns, very affordable tea and some of the best meat momos in town! I would suggest everyone to go to this nunnery, it should be called "Tsamkhung Nunnery", not a temple, and "Canggu" is the Chinese transliteration...

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