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Gegang Destination Guide

Touring Gegang in China

Gegang in the region of Tibet Autonomous Region is located in China - some 1,259 mi or ( 2026 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Time in Gegang is now 07:38 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Urumqi " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Itanagar, Zhamog, Xiexiong, Qamdo, and Ngamda. Being here already, consider visiting Itanagar . Check out our recommendations for Gegang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Ngamda

Ngamda is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

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Located at 31.08 96.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Tibet

Akong Rinpoche

Chöje Akong Rinpoche is a tulku in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and a founder of the Samye Ling Monastery. He was born in 1939, near Riwoq {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:31|12|41.76|N|96|36|0.89|E| | |name= }} in Kham, Eastern Tibet. At the age of two he was discovered by the search party seeking the reincarnation of the previous (1st) Akong, Abbot of Dolma Lhakang monastery {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:31|10|0.38|N|97|13|59.61|E| | |name= }} near Chamdo .

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Located at 31.21 96.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
Tags: 1939 births, 20th-century Lamas, British people of Tibetan descent, Kagyu, Karma Kagyu Lamas, Lamas, Living people, People from Dumfries and Galloway, Rinpoches, Tibetan Buddhist teachers, Tibetan Buddhists from Tibet, Tibetan medicine, Tibetan people, Tibetan physicians, Tulkus