Zezhol Monastery (孜珠寺, Zi Zhu Si in Chinese) is Mount Zezhol, Dingqing County of Qamdo, Tibet. It is about 37 kilometers away from the county’s city center. The earliest history of the monastery may trace back to 2,000 or 3,000 years before present. A prominent master in Bon Religion (苯教) had rebuilt the Zezhol Monastery in mid-fourteenth century AD. “Zezhol” in Tibetan means “Six Summits”. It aptly describes the majestic but dangerous scenery combining of towering peaks, odd rocks and mystic grottoes. Due to some complicated historical reasons, Bon, a religion that had once dominated Tibetan Plateau, gave way to Buddhism and it escaped to remote areas. This was in order to preserve the religion and its spiritual power. Therefore, Dingqing County in Qamdo area has traditionally been the stronghold of Bon and the Zezhol is the one of the biggest Bon monasteries in Qamdo’s Kang region with most followers and most fundamental religious rituals. The abbey inside the Zezhol Monastery, the preachers can systematically tell the Bon scriptures and yoga practices from ancient times. Additionally, it still holds the exotic, divine nude dance rituals. This kind of nude ritual can only be seen here in whole Tibet today.

Transportation: It takes about 7 hours and 3 hours coach ride from Qamdo and Dingqing County as far as the Zezhol Monastery respectively.

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