Yushu
Yushu is an abandoned airfield in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai and has an elevation of 3,917 metres.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Benchen Monastery.
Benchen Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Benchen Monastery is the name of two Buddhist temples. The original Benchen Monastery in Tibet was destroyed by the Chinese Army in 1959. It later began to be reconstructed by the surviving sangha in the 1980s. Benchen Monastery is situated 3 km northeast of Yushu.
Yushu
- Type: Abandoned airfield
- Category: transportation
- Location: Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.82731° or 32° 49′ 38″ northLongitude
97.12103° or 97° 7′ 16″ eastElevation
3,917 metres (12,851 feet)Open location code
8M4VR4GC+WCGeoNames ID
11493665
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