Chongjang
Chongjang is a farm village in Xigaze, Tibet and has an elevation of 3,904 metres. Chongjang is situated nearby to the farm village Chonglho, as well as near Banjiulunbu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Narthang Monastery.
Narthang Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Narthang Monastery is a monastery located 15 km west of Shigatse in Tibet. Founded in 1153 by Tumtön Lodrö Drakpa, a student of Sharawa Yonten Drak. Narthang was an influential Kadam monastery, and the fourth great monastery of Tsang, with Shalu Monastery, Sakya and Tashilhunpo. Narthang Monastery is situated 4 km west of Chongjang.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qugboxung Township and Qumig.
Qugboxung Township
Town
Qugboxung is a village and township of the Samzhubzê District, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. At the time of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 5,428 and an area of 310 square kilometres.As of 2013, it had 15 villages under its administration. Qugboxung Township is situated 6 km east of Chongjang.
Qumig
Town
Qumig, or Qumei Chinese: 曲美乡; pinyin: Qūměi Xiāng), is a village and township of Samzhubzê District, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. At the time of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 5,998 and an area of 356 square kilometres. Qumig is situated 10 km southwest of Chongjang.
Chongjang
- Type: Farm village
- Also known as: “Chengbei”
- Location: Xigaze, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
29.201° or 29° 12′ 4″ northLongitude
88.801° or 88° 48′ 4″ eastElevation
3,904 metres (12,808 feet)Open location code
7MXC6R22+99GeoNames ID
7928869
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tibetan—“Chongjang” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “城北”
- Tibetan: “Chongjang”
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