Ganden Sumtseling
The Ganden Somtseling Monastery, also known as Somtseling and Guihuasi, is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery situated 5 kilometres from the city of Shangri-La at elevation 3,380 metres in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan.
- Tourist attraction
- …has about 700 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 3,380 metres (11,089 feet)
- Description: monastery and former palace of local government
- Also known as“Dga’ ldan sum rtsen gling”“Gandan Songzanlin Si”“Ganden Sumtseling Monastery”“Ganden Sumtsen Ling Monastery”“Gedan Songzanlin”“Guihua Temple”“Gyelthang Gönchen”“Gyelthang Monastery”“Gyelthang Sumtsen Ling Monastery”“Little Potala”“Rgyal thang dgon chen”“Rgyal thang sum rtsen gling”“Songzanglin Monastery”“Songzanglin Temple”“Songzanlin Monastery”“Songzanlin Si”“Srong btsan gling (sic)”“Sum rtsen gling”“Sumtsen Ling Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Former site of the Diqing Prefecture People’s Government.
Former site of the Diqing Prefecture People’s Government
Former site of the Diqing Prefecture People’s Government is a monument, which is situated 3 km south of Ganden Sumtseling.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shangrila and Jiantang.
Ganden Sumtseling
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Latitude
27.86357° or 27° 51′ 49″ north
Longitude
99.70441° or 99° 42′ 16″ east
Open location code
7MVXVP73+CQ
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landuse=residential
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tibetan—“Ganden Sumtseling” goes by many names.
monestir de SungtselingCatalan
SumtselingCatalan
SungtselingCatalan
Gádān SōngzànlínChinese
Gandan Songzanlin SiChinese
噶丹松赞林Chinese
噶丹松赞林寺Chinese
归化寺Chinese
松赞林Chinese
松赞林寺Chinese
甘丹松赞林寺Chinese
ソンツェリン寺Japanese
СонцаньлиньRussian
Samostan Gandan SumtselingSlovenian
དགའ་ལྡན་སུམ་རྩེན་གླིང་།Tibetan
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Songzanlin (Sumtseling) Temple and Yangtang Khamtsen.
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