Songzanlin (Sumtseling) Temple

Songzanlin (Sumtseling) Temple is a Buddhist temple in , , which is located on Niwang Rd. Songzanlin (Sumtseling) Temple is situated near , as well as near the Buddhist temple .
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Denomination: Tibetan
  • Also known as: “Gandan Sumtseling”
  • Address: Niwang Rd, Shangri-La

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ganden Sumtseling and Former site of the Diqing Prefecture People’s Government.

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The Ganden Somtseling Monastery, also known as Somtseling and Guihuasi, is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery situated 5 kilometres from the city of at elevation 3,380 metres in , .

Monument
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a monument, which is situated 3 km south of Songzanlin (Sumtseling) Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shangrila and Jiantang.

Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in Province. The second town with this name is in , and known as the gateway to National Park.

Town
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or Gyaitang is a town in northern , seat of Shangri-La County and Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. is situated 7 km south of Songzanlin (Sumtseling) Temple.

Songzanlin (Sumtseling) Temple

Latitude
27.86359° or 27° 51′ 49″ north
Longitude
99.70438° or 99° 42′ 16″ east
Open location code
7MVXVP73+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 472325512
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­tibetan
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“Songzanlin (Sumtseling) Temple” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Sōngzànlín Sì”
  • Chinese: “松赞林寺”
  • French: “Temple Sumtseling”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Yangtang Khamtsen and Lamuyang Tso.

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