Located in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu province, Labrang Monastery is the political and religious centre of this area and one of the six great monasteries of the Gelug (Yellow Hat) school of Tibetan Buddhism. Today, Labrang Monastery has the best Tibetan Buddhist education system in China and has been widely regarded as one of the best school of Tibetan Buddhism in the world.[China.org.cn/Photo by Zhang Xu]