Located in the Dege County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dege Scripture Printing House is the largest Tibetan printing house, and credited as "The encyclopedia of Tibetan culture" and listed as the national key cultural protection site in 1996.

The building work of Dege Scripture Printing House began in 1729, and it took four generations to complete, with the total floor area of more than 9,000 square meters.

Known for its numerous collections, fine printing materials, and high-quality printing techniques, it houses an estimated 70 percent of Tibetan literary heritage. The subjects of its collection encompass a dozen categories, including Buddhist classics, medicine, mathematics, religion, and literature.

Special woodblocks and paper are made for printing Buddhist scriptures, and scriptures from the Dege Scripture Printing House are all hand-made, even today.

Scriptures were engraved deep in the woodblocks in a wonderful calligraphy. All the woodblocks were of superior wood. Each block was marked with page numbers and chapters on the top. Some blocks were black, and more important and sacred scriptures were carved on blocks of red cinnabar.

Printing paper undergoes several processing phases like washing, steaming, and polishing before use, in an effort to make them durable and strong enough to resist damage from climate and pests.

With all the classical doctrines of the five major Buddhist sects kept in it, Dege Scripture Printing House is a holy place for the whole Tibetan people and of high importance for the country.