Kangding (Dartsedo)

China / Sichuan / Yaan /
 city, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Kangding is the name of a county and a city in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. In the west, Dardo was previously known as Tachienlu or Tatsienlu, after the Chinese transcription Dǎjiànlú 打箭爐 of the Tibetan name Darzêdo (Tibetan name Dartsedo).
The city is made famous by a very well known folk song "Love Song of Kangding".
And the birthplace of the 11 Dalai Lama Khedrup Gyatso 1838-1856
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Coordinates:   30°2'26"N   101°58'4"E

Comments

  • Stunning Buddhist temples in Tibetan village 1.5km south of town - don't miss them.
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