Molang Festival in Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Name	Molang Festival in Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Theme	A Sleepless Night Spent On the Jolly Grassland
Number	M--002

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Duration	7 days
Route	Chengdu—Danba—Xiangtang—Aba—Lixian —Chengdu
Optimum Travel Time	11 Jan. of the Lunar month—15 Jan. of the Lunar month
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Main Attractions

Molang Festival is a great Tibetan Buddhist ceremony for praying for happiness and safe and sound life, which is quite and important event to Tibetans. Besides in Aba, this ceremony will be hold simultaneously by Ta’er monastery in Qinghai, Laboleng Monastery in Xiahe, Longwu Monastery in Tongren. But the Molang Festival in Aba is the most luxurious of all, for there are many monasteries of different branches. During the holiday, the Anduo Tibetans from Sichuan, Gansu, and Qinghai will gather together to celebrate it.

Itinerary

Chengdu—(236km)—Four-maiden Mountains—(118km)—Danba(354km in total)

Accomodation in Danba Altitude: 1900m

Passin Wolong Panda Base, we’ll go to Danba

Danba—(355km)—Xiangtang(355km in total) Accomodation in Xiangtang Altitude: 3000m

Have a view of Danba Tibetan residence. Visit Zengke Monastery.

Xiangtang—(167km)—Aba(167km in total) Accomodation in Aba Altitude: 3500m

Visit Xiangtang monastery. Then go to Aba county.

Aba Accomodation in Aba Altitude: 3500m

Take part in festivals in different monasteries.

Aba Accomodation in Aba Altitude: 3500m

Take part in festivals in different monasteries.

Aba Accomodation in Aba Altitude: 3500m

Take part in festivals in different monasteries.

Aba—(260km)—Miyaluo(160km)—Chengdu(420km in total)

Accomodation in Chengdu Altitude: 500m

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