Renqinggang

Renqinggang is a neighborhood in Shannan, Tibet and has an elevation of 3,602 metres. Renqinggang is situated nearby to the neighborhood Samzhubdeqen, as well as near Kêsum.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tradruk Temple and Yungbulakang Palace.

Tradruk Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: Esiymbro, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tradruk Temple in the Yarlung Valley is the earliest great geomantic temple after the Jokhang and some sources say it predates that temple. Tradruk Temple is located in Nêdong County of Lhoka in the Tibet Autonomous Region, about seven kilometres south of the county seat, Tsetang. Tradruk Temple is situated 2½ km northwest of Renqinggang.

Yungbulakang Palace

Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.

Yumbulagang or Yumbu Lakhar is the original palace of the Yarlung kings of Tibet. In the Tibetan mythology, it was the first building in Tibet, and was the palace of the legendary first Tibetan king, Nyatri Tsenpo, who is said to have reigned from 127 BCE. Yungbulakang Palace is situated 4 km southeast of Renqinggang.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Changzhug and Tsethang.

Changzhug

Town

Photo: Fanghong, CC BY 2.5.

Changzhug is a town, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Renqinggang.

Tsethang

Photo: Ernst Schäfer, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Tsetang or Zedang, is the fourth largest city in Tibet and is located in the Yarlung Valley, 183 km southeast of Lhasa in Nedong District of the Shannan Prefecture in the Tibet region of China.

Renqinggang

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Shannan, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

29.17297° or 29° 10′ 23″ north

Longitude

91.78362° or 91° 47′ 1″ east

Elevation

3,602 metres (11,818 feet)

Open location code

7MXH5QFM+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4075585143

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

10271567

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In Other Languages

“Renqinggang” goes by many names.

Chinese: “仁庆岗”

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