Yaqiandou
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Village in Baiyü county of Garzê TAP, Sichuan. Yaqiandou is the location of Yachen Gompa (Yaqing Si), an enormous complex with thousands of people living here, monks, nuns and others.
Yachen monastery belongs to the Nyingma sect and was founded in 1985. The current abbot is Achuk Rinpoche (b. 1927). He is the head of the Nyingma Sect in China.
Yachen monastery belongs to the Nyingma sect and was founded in 1985. The current abbot is Achuk Rinpoche (b. 1927). He is the head of the Nyingma Sect in China.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 30°56'41"N 99°36'36"E
- Lepa 73 km
- Zhongdui 75 km
- Duoge 77 km
- Delai 79 km
- Tsedong 96 km
- Dzongsar (Meshö) 100 km
- Getar 103 km
- De'erwa 139 km
- Weike 149 km
- Tsermarong 201 km
- Milajiang Cuo 15 km
- Xiangyang Cuo 18 km
- Lalong Cuo 23 km
- Garze Gesar Airport 90 km
- Chola Mountain (Que'er Shan) 6168m 107 km
- Rongme Ngatra (Tro La Ri) 6168 m 107 km
- Yilung / Yü-lung 108 km
- Yilung La tso 111 km
- Dophu Ngatra (6120 m) 112 km
- Qiao'ershan Tunnel 127 km