
Photo taken on Sept. 9, 2012 shows a monk in the Dra Yerpa temple built on a hillside in Dagze County of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The temple is notable for its meditation cave connected with Songtsen Gampo, the 7th century Tibetan king. (Xinhua/Chogo)

Photo taken on Sept. 9, 2012 shows a carving with a stupa pattern in the Dra Yerpa temple built on a hillside in Dagze County of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The temple is notable for its meditation cave connected with Songtsen Gampo, the 7th century Tibetan king. (Xinhua/Chogo)

Photo taken on Sept. 9, 2012 shows the Dra Yerpa temple built on a hillside in Dagze County of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The temple is notable for its meditation cave connected with Songtsen Gampo, the 7th century Tibetan king. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaochu)

A monk rearranges sutra in the Dra Yerpa temple built on a hillside in Dagze County of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 9, 2012. The temple is notable for its meditation cave connected with Songtsen Gampo, the 7th century Tibetan king. (Xinhua/Chogo)

Photo taken on Sept. 9, 2012 shows a mountain road running to the Dra Yerpa temple built on a hillside in Dagze County of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The temple is notable for its meditation cave connected with Songtsen Gampo, the 7th century Tibetan king. (Xinhua/Chogo)