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Kangding Destination Guide

Discover Kangding in China

Kangding in the region of Sichuan with its 100,000 habitants is a town located in China - some 1,061 mi or ( 1708 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kangding

Local time in Kangding is now 09:46 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Xianshui, Zhanggu, Xinshiba, Dadukou, and Neijiang. When in this area, you might want to check out Xianshui . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kangding ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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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1er jour a Kangding Maya32's photos around Kangding, China (moine bouddhiste sympathique)

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Kangding Stevehopkins's photos around Kangding, China (kangding china tradition)

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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).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 30.05 101.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Autonomous prefectures of the People's Republic of China, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Kham

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).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 30.05 101.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: County-level divisions of Sichuan, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 29.90 102.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1780s earthquakes, Earthquakes in China

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kangding