Heiru
Heiru is a locality in Ganzi, Sichuan and has an elevation of 3,763 metres. Heiru is situated nearby to the village Bamei, as well as near the locality Balida.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gonchen Monastery and Derge Parkhang.
Gonchen Monastery
Buddhist temple
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Gonchen Monastery, also known as Derge Monastery, is a large Sakya Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the town of Derge, in Sichuan, China. Gonchen is located in the ethnic Tibetan cultural region of Kham. Gonchen Monastery is situated 3½ km southwest of Heiru.
Derge Parkhang
Buddhist temple
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The Dêrgê Barkang is the barkang associated to the Goinqên Monastery. Derge Parkhang is situated 4 km southwest of Heiru.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Derge and Dêgê.
Derge
Town
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Derge, officially Gengqing Town, is a town in Dêgê County in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, China. It was once the center of the Kingdom of Derge in Kham. Derge is situated 3 km west of Heiru.
Dêgê
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Dege, is in Sichuan Province in south-west China. The city is famous for its Tibetan lamasery which hosts an invaluable treasure of wooden printing blocks with Tibetan Buddhist texts.
Heiru
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ganzi, Sichuan, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.826° or 31° 49′ 34″ northLongitude
98.6138° or 98° 36′ 50″ eastElevation
3,763 metres (12,346 feet)Open location code
8M3WRJG7+9GGeoNames ID
10207763
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In Other Languages
“Heiru” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “黑汝”
Localities in the Area
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