Gege
Gege is a hamlet in Ganzi, Sichuan and has an elevation of 3,763 metres. Gege is situated nearby to the town Derge, as well as near the village Banda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Derge Parkhang and Gonchen Monastery.
Derge Parkhang
Buddhist temple
Photo: Ljbonner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dêrgê Barkang is the barkang associated to the Goinqên Monastery.
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 2½ km east of Gege.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dêgê and Derge.
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.
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 northeast of Gege.
Gege
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Ganzi, Sichuan, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.80224° or 31° 48′ 8″ northLongitude
98.55569° or 98° 33′ 21″ eastElevation
3,763 metres (12,346 feet)Open location code
8M3WRH24+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 11414319586OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
10207883
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In Other Languages
“Gege” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “各戈”
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