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Notable Buddhist site · Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan

Shawan Monastery

ས་བར་དགོན། 沙湾寺

Shawan Monastery is a Buddhist site in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan.

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Shawan Monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shawan Monastery

Season: October to March.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Shawan Monastery — distance from nearby cities

    Coordinates: 32.56964, 101.53556. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

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    Frequently asked

    Is Shawan Monastery open today?

    No visitor has reported the opening status for Shawan Monastery yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.

    What is the best time to visit Shawan Monastery?

    October to March. Moderate; weekends busier.

    What are the places to visit near Shawan Monastery?

    Nearby: Setenling Gompa (Buddhist site, 51 km), ཀིརྟི་དགོན 格尔登寺 (Buddhist site, 51 km), 措尔机寺 (Buddhist site, 52 km), Nangzhik Gompa (Buddhist site, 56 km), Bangtuo Monastery (Buddhist site, 56 km), ཨ་མཆོག་མཚན་ཉིད་དགོན 查理寺 (Buddhist site, 64 km).

    Is Shawan Monastery worth visiting?

    Shawan Monastery is listed as a notable Buddhist site in Sichuan on Spotwander.