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Discover Gyilung in China
Gyilung in the region of Tibet Autonomous Region is a place located in China - some 1,578 mi or ( 2539 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Gyilung is now 03:56 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Urumqi " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Thimphu, Paro, Itanagar, Shigatse, and Qiangqinxue. When in this area, you might want to check out Thimphu . We discovered 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 Gyilung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tibetan Prayer Flags
Significance and meaning of the colorful Tibetan Prayer Flags. Segment taken from ARoadRetraveled.com, Episode #32: "Yak Butter Blues: Tibet Special Feature" ..
Tsurphu, Walking with the Buddha.
Tsurphu Monastery, Tibet, home of all the Gyalwa Karmapas since 1187. Sagadawa ( forth lunar month ), celebrating Buddha's birth and enlightenment. The Buddha, Bodhisattva Maitreya, and attendants cur ..
Mountain paintings
Mountain paintings by Yang Liji, who lives in Lijiang Yunnan. ..
CHINA - Asia - Tibet - Ganden Namgyal Ling
Approximately 2 minutes of pictures of the route from Drigungtil to the Ganden Monastry and 3 minutes pictures of the Ganden Monastry or Ganden Namgyal Ling, Tibet (just north of Lhasa). The Ganden Mo ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Dêqên, Tibet
Deqen is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies at an altitude of 3712 metres (12,181 feet). The village has a population of about 2405 people. It lies approximately 25 kilometres by road east of Lhasa.
Located at 29.67 91.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Ganden Monastery
Ganden Monastery (also Gaden or Gandain) or Ganden Namgyeling is one of the 'great three' Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet, located at the top of Wangbur Mountain, Tagtse County, 36 kilometers ENE from the Potala Palace in Lhasa, at an altitude of 4,300m. (The other two 'great monasteries' are Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery. ) Its full name is Ganden Namgyal Ling (dga' ldan rmam rgyal gling).
Located at 29.76 91.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Zongxoi
Zongxoi is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China with a latitude (DMS) of 29° 58' 0N and a longitude of 91° 16' 0E . It lies at an altitude of 3936 metres (12,916 feet). The village is located some 20 miles north of the capital Lhasa. The village is often also known to the Tibetans as Lin-tzu-tsung,Tsung-hsueh,Tsung-hsüeh,Lin-chou
Located at 29.97 91.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery is one of the 'great three' Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet, located 1.25 miles north of Lhasa. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Drepung Monastery. The origin of the name 'Sera' is attributed to a fact that the site where the monastery was built was surrounded by wild roses (se ra in Tibetan language) in bloom.
Located at 29.70 91.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Drapchi Prison
Drapchi Prison, or Lhasa Prison No. 1 is the largest prison in Tibet, located in Lhasa. Originally built as a Tibetan military garrison, Drapchi was transformed into a prison after the 1959 Tibetan uprising. It officially opened as a prison in 1965 and consists of a series of nine units and has recently been expanded and restructured.
Located at 29.67 91.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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