Yaqing Si is located in Baiyu County near Xiacun village on the Ganzi-Baiyu road. Most of the monastery is made up of slum like nuns' quarters. Nearly 10,000 nuns live without basic sanitation in crude structures made from mostly salvaged materials. Food, water and power are all in very short supply. The very much revered Aqiu Lama (Achuck Rinpoche) is head of the monastery and of the entire Nyingma Buddhist sect.

Transport

Shared breadvans to the monastery can be found in Ganzi (about 3 hours). There are also roads to Baiyu and Xinlong where it is usually possible to rent vehicles.

Food and Accomodation

There is one guesthouse at the monastery with a couple of basic but cheap roooms. There's a kitchen with food sometimes available. It should also be possible to camp nearby. A few small shops sell basic supplies but don't expect much. There is also accomodation at the nearest town, Xiacun.