It's a rather complex and meandering way to get here by public transport, where you must first go to Ping'an. From here the road was under heavy construction, feels like a highway is coming! For now though it's primarily a typical bumpy Chinese country bus. The temple complex itself is rather stunning, nestled in a slope between 2 mountains that are intermittently shrouded in mist. We were the only visible tourists to the complex that day. They don't even charge money to enter (yet) A groupe of Tu ethnic minority ladies stood guard to ambush any tourist they might see, though we were happy to pay 5 yuan for some delicious yak yogurt! Many temples were still being built and Buddhas painted, which was interesting and the monks less camera shy than the other Xining monestaries. All in all, a great trip, highly recommend before hoards of domestic tourists discover it and turn it into a theme park!

I liked the fact that the place was pretty far out from Xining and in some beautiful countryside (about 40 mins from Pingan), It's built onto the side of a mountain and the climbs aren't too difficult though some of the paths can be pretty slippery after some rain so make sure to wear good shoes. It cost about 300rmb to get a taxi to take me there and back.The only bathrooms are holes in the ground so make sure to have toilet paper and something to wash your hands with. There weren't many places selling food so I recommend taking food and drink with you.