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Tagong
Lhagang | |
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Township | |
Tibetan transcription(s) | |
• Tibetan | ལྷ་སྒང་ |
• Wylie transliteration | lha sgang |
Chinese transcription(s) | |
Coordinates: 30°19′18″N 101°31′11″E / 30.32167°N 101.51972°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture | Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture |
County | Kangding County |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Tagong (Chinese: 塔公), also known as Lhagang (Tibetan: ལྷ་སྒང་) 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.
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Tagong14.jpg/220px-Tagong14.jpg)
Tagong Monastery
[edit]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, 5,820 metres (19,090 ft) in elevation.
Tagong Grassland
[edit]Tagong Grassland has an area of 712.37 square kilometres and located at 3900m in elevation.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Tagong_monastery.jpg/220px-Tagong_monastery.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Tagong_monastery_2022.jpg/220px-Tagong_monastery_2022.jpg)
See also
[edit]- Tibetan Buddhism
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