About half an hour drive northeast to Samye Monastery, the first temple in Tibet, there is a secluded place, well known as the Buddhist cultivation spot – Qingpu (Chimpu) cultivation land.

Besides neighboring Samye Monstery, Qingpu has for a long time been famous for scattered cultivation caves of ancient masters. It is said that there are altogether 108 caves, 108 celestial burial places and 108 sacred springs on the surrounding mountains.

The secluded cultivation place is located just behind the mountains on a large slope of green right in the hug of two mountain ridges, leaving the south open towards the Yarlung valley. With its unique geographical conditions, the wishful cultivation land enjoys a green, temperate and peaceful air all the year round.

No doubt that Padmasambhava, King Trisong Detsen and many eminent monks trekked there one after another for chakra or a spiritual retreat.

From Samye to Qingpu, it is a challenging trip as the vehicle has to go along a dusty and bumpy sand road up bare hills.

However, you cannot imagine how the road leads to such an idyllic tranquil place: brooks running downhill, gold temple tops behind densely covered green trees, rainbow alike sutra streamers flying in the air, goats and yaks scattered everywhere…

At the foot of the mountains, local Tibetans rest on the grassland for picnic and travelers from far away paused to refresh for a last sprint towards the mountain top.

On both sides of the path uphill, the six syllables "om mani pedma hum" in Tibetan characters are randomly carved on the stones. Still many stones naturally take the shape of various statues, considered as the presence of celestial beings.

"Hidden Treasures" in Qingpu may be another reason why this place has been so widely known and respected by monks, stylites and visitors from all around the world.

According to historical records, when Tubo king Gldarma decided to exterminate Buddhism in the middle 9th century, many persecuted monks from monasteries brought and buried a good number of Buddhist teachings, scriptures or utensils around the Qingpu Mountain.

Later, the buried articles discovered by stylites and monks during the post development period of Buddhism were called "hidden treasures". It is said that there are still "hidden treasures" left on the mountain, to be discovered by the right persons.