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Zapu Destination Guide

Touring Zapu in China

Zapu in the region of Tibet Autonomous Region is located in China - some 1,862 mi or ( 2996 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Zapu

Time in Zapu is now 01:46 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: Thimphu, Patna, Zham, 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 Zapu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

First view of Mount Everest North Face

0:31 min by amorykane
Views: 919 Rating: 5.00

First view of Mount Everest North Face, 5200 metres. 8Km north of Rongbuk, Tibet ..

The Everest seen from Rongphu monastery, Tibet

1:08 min by David Collados
Views: 372 Rating: 5.00

View of the Everest from Rongphu monastery in Tibet ..


Momento Kala Patthar.

2:33 min by javier plumi
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Fragmento del video que se edito con las imágenes del Trekking del Everest realizado del 28-9-12 al 10-10-12 ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Rongbuk Monastery

Rongbuk Monastery, also known as Dzarongpu or Dzarong, is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Nyingma sect in Basum Township, Dingri County, in the Shigatse Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.20 86.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Tibet, Mount Everest, Nyingma, Religious organizations established in 1902, Shigatse Prefecture

Rongbuk Glacier

Error: Image is invalid or non-existent. The Rongbuk Glacier is located in the Himalaya of southern Tibet. Two large tributary glaciers, the East and West Rongbuk Glaciers flow into the Rongbuk Glacier. It flows north and forms the Rongbuk Valley north of Mount Everest. The famous Rongbuk Monastery is located at the northern end of the Rongbuk valley. Mount Everest is the source of the Rongbuk Glacier and East Rongbuk Glacier.

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Located at 28.10 86.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Glaciers of China, Glaciers of Tibet, Mount Everest

Pazhug

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

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Located at 28.43 87.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Populated places in Shigatse Prefecture

Nangpa La

Nangpa La is a high mountain pass crossing the Himalayas and the Nepal-Tibet Autonomous Region border a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu and some 30 km northwest of Mount Everest. A foot-trail over Nangpa La is the traditional trade and pilgrimage route connecting Tibetans and Sherpas of Khumbu. This was the location of the 2006 Nangpa La shootings.

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Located at 28.11 86.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
Tags: Geography of Tibet, Mountain passes of China, Mountain passes of Nepal, Mountain passes of Tibet, Mountain passes of the Himalayas

Nangpa La shooting incident

The Nangpa La shooting incident happened on September 30, 2006. A group of unarmed Tibetan pilgrims attempting to leave Tibet via the Nangpa La pass were fired upon by Chinese border guards. Kelsang Namtso, a 17-year-old nun, was killed and a number were injured. As many as 32 Tibetans, including children, were taken into custody–many were later released, although suffering torture and hard labor, and some are still unaccounted for.

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Located at 28.11 86.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
Tags: 2006 in Tibet, Human rights in China, Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan independence movement