Tagong Explained

Tagong
Translit Lang1:Tibetan
Translit Lang1 Type:Tibetan
Translit Lang1 Info:ལྷ་སྒང་
Translit Lang1 Type1:Wylie transliteration
Translit Lang1 Info1:lha sgang
Translit Lang2:Chinese
Translit Lang2 Type:Traditional
Translit Lang2 Type1:Simplified
Translit Lang2 Type2:Pinyin
Other Name:Lhagang
Pushpin Map:China Sichuan
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sichuan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Kangding County
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:30.3217°N 101.5197°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:+8

Tagong, also known as Lhagang is a small town in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of western Sichuan in southwestern China. It is located in the historical Kham region of eastern Tibet.

Tagong Monastery

It is the location of Tagong Monastery — a gompa and one of the most important in the area, in Tibetan Pel Lhagong. It was established with reference to a nearby sacred mountain, Mt. Yala or Zhara Lhaste, 5820m (19,090feet) in elevation.

Tagong Grassland

Tagong Grassland has an area of 712.37 square kilometres and located at 3900m in elevation.

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