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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Dynasty kings of Tibet. In 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.
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″ northLongitude
91.78362° or 91° 47′ 1″ eastElevation
3,602 metres (11,818 feet)Open location code
7MXH5QFM+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 4075585143OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
10271567
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In Other Languages
“Renqinggang” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “仁庆岗”
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