Touring Yangkangba in China
Yangkangba in the region of Sichuan is a city located in China - some 1,059 mi or ( 1704 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Time in Yangkangba is now 03:12 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Xianshui, Zhanggu, Xinshiba, Dadukou, and Neijiang. Being here already, consider visiting Xianshui . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Yangkangba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The Huge Ganzi Monastery, Eastern Tibetan Plateau, China
www.TravelsWithSheila.com The very large Ganzi Monastery is brand, spanking new. Not because of the Cultural Revolution but the monks themselves decided to raze the old monastery and build a new one. ..
The Road to Lhasa Passes Through Ganzi on The Eastern Tibetan Plateau, China
www.TravelsWithSheila.com The main street in Ganzi is the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. An important transportation hub of the Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai Provinces and very noisy. The main bus/taxi stands we ..
The most beautiful villages in China Mrconfused's photos around Danba, China (danba china)
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Tibet-Sichuan Highway Jkirby's photos around Kangding, China (sichuan-tibet highway danger)
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Interesting facts about this location
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture — is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan Province of southwestern China. It is sometimes spelled as "Kardze" and Garzin by non-government sources. The prefecture's area is 151,078 square kilometres . The population is approximately 880,000, with Tibetans accounting for 77.8% of the total population. The capital city of Garzê is Kangding (Dardo).
Located at 30.05 101.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Kangding County
Kangding or Dardo is the name of a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. It is administrated at the city of Kangding. In the west, Dardo was previously known as Tachienlu or Tatsienlu, after the Chinese transcription Dǎjiànlú 打箭爐 of the Tibetan name Darzêdo. The county covers an area of 11,125 km. (4295 sq. mi. ) and roughly corresponds to the ancient Chakla Kingdom, governed by the Chakla Gyelpo from Dartsedo or Kangding (city).
Located at 30.05 101.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake
The 1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake occurred on 1 June. It had an estimated magnitude of about 7.75 and a maximum perceived intensity of X (Intense) on the Mercalli intensity scale. 435 people were killed in the earthquake and a further 100,000 died following the collapse of a landslide dam across the Dadu river, triggered by an aftershock ten days later.
Located at 29.90 102.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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