Surrounded by the sacred Yamdrok Lake, the Rutok Temple is named as one of the loneliest temples with only three monks and a Tibetan mastiff guarding it round the year. The red and yellow building stands out from the blue lake surrounding it. 

(Cover image via VCG, others taken by CGTN's Sun Tao.)

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