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Explore Jiande in China
Jiande in the region of Qinghai Sheng is a town in China - some 833 mi or ( 1341 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Current time in Jiande is now 12:13 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Lintan Chengguanzhen, Yinchuan, Xining, Xincheng, and Laxiong. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Lintan Chengguanzhen . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Jiande ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Prostrations
A Tibetan woman performs prostrations, a style of Buddhist prayer, in front of the Monastary in Xiahe. ..
The muddy monks of Xia He
Run with the Yak's Martin Forster begins his climb onto the Tibetan plateau with a visit to one of Tibetan Buddhism's most important, but least visited monasteries. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Labrang Monastery
This article is about the Buddhist monastery in Gansu province, China. For the monastery in Sikkim, India see Labrang Monastery (Sikkim); for the general legal principal, see tulku; for the Panchen Lama's administration, see Panchen Lama. Labrang Monastery File:Labrang01.
Located at 35.20 102.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Xiahe County
Xiahe is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province, the People's Republic of China. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous.
Located at 35.20 102.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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