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