The most famous temple - Jokhang Temple (cum monastery) in Lhasa - is a Tibetan Buddhist temple. It is made up of the temple complex itself and a Gelug school monastery.  Built in 640, it is a part of the historic ensemble of Potala Palace and was made a UNESCO World heritage site in 2000.. Photo credit: S K Seah

 

The temple located in Barkhor Square is a treasured site for Tibetan Buddhists. Considered the spiritual heart of Tibet it is the most holy pilgrimage site where the "kora" (circumambulation) is commonly seen done by pilgrims. Photo credit: S K Seah

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The hall of the Grand Dong Guan Mosque in Xining.  

The mosque itself could be easily mistaken for a Chinese temple.

The Kumbum (Ta'er) Monastery of Xining is a big complex.

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This could serve as accommodation for the monastery.

The eaves of one of the temples. So intricately carved.

Yak and Tibetan prayer flags of Ri Yue (Sun Moon) Mountain. It is supposed to be an attraction in Xining but one could just as well drive by to see it all.   In case you are wondering why Mt Everest was in the title, the main draw for this trip was to go the Tibetan side of Mt Everest and experience being in its base camp named Rong Buk Base Camp after the highest monastery in the World - Rong Buk  Monastery (5,000m ASL). Cerebral Hypoxia (Oxygen deprivation) caused me to curtail the trip.