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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. Theose 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
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.
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