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Langmu Monastery
Langmu Monastery is actually the name of a place instead of a temple. Situated at the juncture of Sichuan and Gansu provinces, Langmu Monastery is divided into two parts by the Bailongjiang River, one half belonging to Sichuan and the other to Gansu.
Langmu Monastery basically comprises two Tibetan monasteries, two schools and two public security offices administrated by two different provinces.
Tibetans living in Langmu Monastery share the same living habits in daily life and often attend religious activities together. Young people there speak Tibetan and Han languages. Though it is hard to tell which part they belong to from their clothes, the dialect they speak are different. Those belonging to Sichuan have Sichuan accent and those from the other part have the Gansu accent.
The monasteries are collectively known as the Langmu Monastery though they have their respective names as Gerdi Monastery and Saichi Monastery. Langmu means "fairy"in Tibetan language. The Langmu Monastery was so named because inside the cave there is a rock bearing the resemblance of a beautiful young lady, which was believed to be the transformation of a fairy.
