The magnificent and unique Central Hall is three-story high. The first floor is of the Tibetan architectural style, the second the Han style and the third the Indian style. The halls in the monastery house many statues and murals. The monastery has bronze bells, carved marble lions and tablets marking the development of Buddhism. All these are valuable cultural relics.

(Tourists can take the bus from Lhasa to Zetang and get off at Samyae Ferry for a charge of 30 Yuan. Then you have to take a motor boat to the other bank of the river for five Yuan and take a bus to the monastery. Also you can take a mini-bus from Zetang to the monastery (running on the newly built highway). Staying in the monastery overnight costs 40 Yuan. Just outside the east gate of the monastery stands the Friendship Snow land Hotel and others.)