Get to know Lhozhag County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Shannan
- Chinese name
- 洛扎县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 5,022.73 km²
- Population · 2020
- 19,865
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A monastery among clouds
Kaju, founded in 1570, belongs to the Nyingma school (宁玛派). It stands on the wooded summit called Jiapujin (佳普晋) behind Lhakang, where cloud can hide and reveal its red walls and projecting eaves. The name combines words for rock and water. Surrounding paths offer different views of the monastery and its mountain setting.
Sekhar Guthok’s murals
Sekhar Guthok is marked by a square, nine-storey building whose name means the nine-storey prince’s fortress. Its murals include portraits of Marpa (玛尔巴) and Milarepa (米拉热巴), attributed to Menla Döndrup Gyatso (门拉顿珠嘉措). Paintings of different periods survive across the tower, assembly hall and chapels, alongside handwritten scriptures and Buddhist ritual objects.
Sources for this guide
冬访卡久：踏雪寻仙，云深不知处 · Shannan City Culture and Tourism Bureau
洛扎景点 · Shannan City Culture and Tourism Bureau
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Entry & permits for Tibet (Xizang)
Foreign tourists need Tibet entry approval, commonly called a Tibet Travel Permit, and an organised visit arranged through a specialist travel agency in China. Confirm your approved route before booking transport. Requirements differ for Taiwan residents and for travellers using mainland or Hong Kong/Macao Chinese resident documents; check the document guide before you book.
Check the travel-document requirements →Policy scope verified: 2026-09-06. UK FCDO: China regional travel advice ↗ State Council Taiwan Affairs Office: Tibet entry approval ↗ Xizang Department of Culture and Tourism: Medog border permit notice ↗
Explore Lhozhag County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Lhozhag County
Kajiu Monastery · 卡久寺Kajiu Monastery卡久寺
Kajiu Monastery (卡久寺), whose full name the Lhozhag County government gives as 吉祥隐修院, stands on a cloud-wrapped summit called 佳普晋 behind Lakang town in Lhozhag County, in the Shannan municipality of Tibet, 75 kilometres from the county seat.
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Sekhar Guthok Monastery · 赛卡古托寺Sekhar Guthok Monastery赛卡古托寺
Saikagutuo Monastery (赛卡古托寺, also written 塞卡尔古陀寺, 色喀谷托寺, 桑噶古多寺 and 桑喀古托寺) stands at the seat of Se township in Lhozhag County, in the Shannan municipality of Tibet, 43 kilometres from the county town at an elevation of 3,700 metres, and is built around a tower whose name means, in Tibetan, the nine-storey castle built for the young lord.
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Getting there
Lhozhag County is about 115 km in a straight line from central Shannan. Search for 洛扎县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Kajiu Monastery and Sekhar Guthok Monastery are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Kajiu Monastery · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
Photo: Sekhar Guthok Monastery · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
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