First Buddhist monastery in Tibet under renovation

13:33, July 07, 2009

Workers ram the roof of a hall of the Trundruk Monastery in Tsedang Town, southeastern Tibet's Shannan Prefecture, on July 5, 2009. Constructed as the first Buddhist architecture during Tubo Kingdom in Tibet, the monastery is undergoing the largest renovation project in history, with a financing reaching 28.58 million yuan. The project, covering 4,667 sq m and focusing on the main buildings and the murals, will help the monastery restore to its old-day scale and grandeur boasted before 1959. (Xinhua Photo)

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