In the afternoon in Shigatse, the sun ☀️ bathed Tashilhunpo Monastery in brilliant light. The complex climbs in layers from the foot of Mount Nyiseri to the hillside — white walls, red eaves, and golden roofs, standing sharp against the sky at over 3,800 meters above sea level.✨ HighlightsI walked the long kora path, spinning the prayer wheels behind a group of elders, the clatter of copper rings against wooden axles rising and falling. Climbing the stone steps into the Jampa Hall, I was speechless the moment I looked up — a 26-meter bronze statue of Maitreya nearly filled the entire hall. It's said that three gems alone were set into the urna between the Buddha's brows. Standing at its feet, you feel small in a way that is concrete and real.