Tso Monastery, Buddhist temple in Hezuo, China.

Tso Monastery, also called Hezuo Monastery, is a Gelug Tibetan Buddhist monastery founded in 1673. Its landmark is the nine-storey Milarepa Chapel, rebuilt in 1998 to a height of over 40 metres and 4,028 square metres, with corridors and stairs spiralling to the top. The complex also holds a white stupa, a gatehouse and 130 copper prayer wheels around the courtyard.

Tso Monastery was founded in 1673, during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty, in what was then Heicuo town in Qinghai and is now Hezuo city in Gansu. In 1958 it was one of only four monasteries in Gannan Prefecture spared when 192 of the prefecture's 196 Buddhist monasteries were abolished. Its nine-storey Milarepa Chapel, built in 1777, was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and rebuilt from 1998.

Monks perform daily rituals here that welcome visitors into Buddhist practice. You can hear prayer chanting and watch the community engaged in their religious activities.

The site is reachable from Hezuo city center by public transportation with regular bus connections. Visitors should wear appropriate clothing and respect the rules that apply on the grounds.

The nine-storey Milarépa Chapel, rebuilt in 1998 after its destruction during the Cultural Revolution, covers 4,028 square metres and rises over 40 metres. Its third to eighth floors hold statues carved from sandalwood and cypress, and 1,025 elbow-high Milarépa figures fill the small niches on each level.