Monasteries tell the tale of the past's spiritual and cultural legacy. These monasteries should not be missed.
Taktsang, also known as Tiger's Nest, is a hilltop monastery in Bhutan. This is where Guru Rinpoche reportedly stayed.
Ki Gompa, also known as Key Gompa, is a 1,3.667-foot-tall Tibetan Buddhist monastery that dates back a millennium.
Yumbulaganag, in Tibet, served as the residence of Nyatri Tesnpo, the first Tibetan king. Yumbulagang, which translates to "palace of mother and son,"
China's Hanging Monastery is a structure of forty rooms connected by walkways and mid-air corridors.
Taung Kalat is in Burma and was constructed atop a volcano. The astounding thing is that there are precisely 777 steps to climb in order to get here.
This is Lama Temple in China. A 26-meter-tall statue of Maitreya Buddha is kept there. Chinese rulers constructed this temple.
Built in 1585 by Abtai Sain Khan during the introduction of the Tibetan form of Buddhism to Mongolia, it is the oldest monastery in the world and is situated in Mongolia.