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Zangxung Destination Guide

Explore Zangxung in China

Zangxung in the region of Tibet Autonomous Region is a town in China - some 1,538 mi or ( 2475 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Zangxung is now 06:43 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Urumqi " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Thimphu, Itanagar, Zaindainxoi, Shigatse, and Qiangqinxue. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Thimphu . Where to go and what to see in Zangxung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Reting Monastery

Reting Monastery is an historically important Buddhist monastery in Lhünzhub County in the Lhasa Prefecture of central Tibet. It is also commonly spelled "Radreng. " Reting Monastery was founded by Atisha's chief disciple Dromtönpa in 1056 in the Reting Tsampo Valley north of Lhasa as the seat of the Kadampa lineage. He brought some of Atisha's relics with him. It was the first major monastery of the Sarma revival.

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Located at 30.31 91.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Buddhist monasteries in Tibet, Gelug monasteries

Lhünzhub County

Lhünzhub or Linzhou is a county towards the north-east of the main centre of Lhasa, Tibet. It has a population of 50,895 people as of 2000.

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Located at 30.36 91.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Counties of Tibet, Lhasa Prefecture

Horru

Horru is a village in Damxung County in the Lhasa Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies just to the east of Damxung and is connected directly by road.

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Located at 30.50 91.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Populated places in Lhasa Prefecture