Babang
Babang is a locality in Ganzi, Sichuan and has an elevation of 3,900 metres. Babang is situated nearby to the locality Quchi Xicun, as well as near the town Palpung.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palpung Monastery.
Palpung Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: NoGhost, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palpung Monastery is Tai Situ's historic monastic seat in Babang, Kham. Palpung means "glorious union of study and practice". It originated in the 12th century and wielded considerable religious, political, and economic influence over the centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palpung.
Palpung
Town
Photo: NoGhost, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Babang is a rural Tibetan township in Dêgê County, Garzê Prefecture, Sichuan, China. The township is primarily concentrated around the Pal Chu river in the western reaches of the Chola Mountains on the east side of the Jinsha River.
Babang
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ganzi, Sichuan, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.63589° or 31° 38′ 9″ northLongitude
98.79099° or 98° 47′ 28″ eastElevation
3,900 metres (12,795 feet)Open location code
8M3WJQPR+99GeoNames ID
6985034
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In Other Languages
“Babang” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “八邦”
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