Reported by Palden

Translated by Choegyal Kyab

The Chinese government has stationed large numbers of troops at Larung Gar in Serta and imposed tight restrictions across the religious encampment, sharply limiting access for tourists and pilgrims as authorities press ahead with the demolition of monks’ and nuns’ quarters.

The demolition of the residential quarters set among the dwellings of the monks, nuns, and lay practitioners is ongoing. Under government directives, the checkpoint on the access road to Larung Gar is admitting only a small number of local people and tourists, and even then under close control. More troops than before have been deployed inside the encampment, monitoring the movements of tourists, residents, and monastics alike.

A well-informed source said the government is now strictly barring tourists and pilgrims arriving from within Tibet and elsewhere in China from entering the encampment. The few who are admitted mus...