# Langmu Monastery (郎木寺)

Gannan, Gansu Province · Northwest, China · Guidebook rating: 5/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/langmu-monastery
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥30
- **Opening hours:** 8：00—19：30
- **Time needed:** 1–3 hours
- **Getting there:** Direct buses to Langmu Monastery depart from Hezuo bus station for about ¥50. You can also take buses from Luqu (碌曲), Lanzhou or Xiahe bound for Langmu. Every day one bus leaves the monastery entrance for Diebu. If you miss it, you can take a local tractor to Chakou Bridge (岔口桥) and wait there. Around 11:00, many passing vehicles bound for Diebu start to appear.
- **Good for:** Temples, Ethnic Culture

## About Langmu Monastery

Langmu Monastery lies where the borders of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan meet. It is said to be the place where Padmasambhava subdued demons. It is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery and houses the stupa containing the physical remains of its first living Buddha.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 767. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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