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Duogang Destination Guide

Touring Duogang in China

Duogang in the region of Tibet Autonomous Region is a city located in China - some 1,771 mi or ( 2850 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Duogang

Time in Duogang is now 03:58 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Urumqi " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Thimphu, Shillong, Patna, Shigatse, and Xegar. Being here already, consider visiting Thimphu . 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 Duogang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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on the way back home 2011 (part 2)Shigatse-Nigri

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Interesting facts about this location

Lhatse County

Lhatse County is a county of the Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Lhatse County, has a population of some 50,000 and is about 200 kilometers from Mount Everest (or Chomolungma). It is among the most impoverished counties in China.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 29.19 88.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Counties of Tibet, Shigatse Prefecture

Sakya Monastery

Sakya Monastery, also known as dPal Sa skya or Pel Sakya ("White Earth" or "Pale Earth") is a Buddhist monastery situated 25 km southeast of a bridge which is about 127 km west of Shigatse on the road to Tingri in Tibet. The seat of the Sakya or Sakyapa school of Tibetan Buddhism, it was founded in 1073, by Konchok Gyelpo (1034-1102), originally a Nyingmapa monk of the powerful noble family of the Tsang and became the first Sakya Trizin.

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Located at 28.91 88.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 9th-century establishments, Buddhist monasteries in Tibet, Buddhist temples in Tibet, Cultural Revolution