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Tibetan monastery in American movie

Though the world did not come to the end as that stated in the American movie 2012, some scenes in the movie did impress us, especially the monk standing at the top of the world. But do you still remember the Tibetan monastery in this American movie? That is the world’s highest monastery – Rongbuk sitting at the foot of Mt. Everest.  Tourists making a Tibet Everest Base Camp tour will see the monastery before arriving at EBC. 
 
 
Rongbuk
 
Located at an altitude of 5, 000 m, the Rongbuk is reputed as the highest monastery on earth. Rongbuk Monastery lies ahead 15 kilometers below Everest Base Camp at an elevation of 4980 m, at the foot of the Rongbuk Glacier. For tourists, Rongbuk is regarded as a gateway to Mount Everest. From its outstanding location, tourists can get breathtaking views of the magnificent Mount Everest. 
 
However, for local people, the Rongbuk Monastery is a spiritual home. It has attracted loyal believers for more than one thousand years. Some local Tibetan go to the Rongbuk to pray and twirl prayer wheel every day. 
 
Life in the temple is quiet and peaceful. There are very little traces of modernity that have seeped in from the outside world. Other than those, things go on just like how they did in the past.
 
For the monks and nuns of Rongbuk Monastery, little has been changed in their lives as time goes by. But for the younger generation, things are different compared with the past.
 
In the past decade, the number of visitors to Mount Everest has increased rapidly. The boom has brought new opportunities to the locals.
 
 
rongbuk-monastery
 
 
Local resident Tashi runs a yak team and a teahouse at the Mount Everest Base Camp. "My life is becoming better and better, thanks to the boom of visitors to the mountain," he said.
 
Standing silently, the Rongbuk Monastery has been a witness to local people's lives for hundreds of years. And it will continue to stand as a spiritual home to them, no matter what directions their lives take.
 
The Rongbuk Monastery offers food and accommodation to tourists at such an altitude and such a sparsely populated place. In a way, it is also a sweet and warm home to travelers who make an Everest Base Camp Tour
 
 
 
Master Catherine Jigme

About the Author - Master Catherine Jigme

With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.

Over the years, she travelled overseas with Tibet Tourism Bureau many times to promote Tibet tourism. Currently, Catherine works as the marketing director of Tibet Vista, an opinion leader behind the whole team of Tibet Vista.

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