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The Best Attractions In Maizhokunggar County

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Dezong Hot Spring

Drigung Til Monastery

Mila Mountain

Maizhokunggar County or Meldro Gungkar County is a county of Lhasa and east of the main center of Chengguan, Tibet Autonomous Region. It has an area of 5,492 square kilometres with an average elevation of over 4,000 metres . Most of the people are ethnic Tibetan and are engaged in agriculture or herding. Mining is a major source of tax revenue, but has created environmental problems. The county has various tourist attractions including hot springs and the Drigung Monastery.
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The Best Attractions In Maizhokunggar County

1. Drigung Til Monastery Maizhokunggar County
'Drigung Thil Monastery is a monastery in Maizhokunggar County, Lhasa, Tibet founded in 1179. Traditionally it has been the main seat of the Drikung Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. In its early years the monastery played an important role in both religion and politics, but it was destroyed in 1290 by Mongol troops under the direction of a rival sect. The monastery was rebuilt and regained some of its former strength, but was primarily a center of meditative studies. The monastery was destroyed after 1959, but has since been partly rebuilt. As of 2015 there were about 250 resident monks. Drigung Til Monastery is reputed to have the best sky burial ceremony of all. It is said that bodies dispatched here will not fall down into the “3 bad regions.
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2. Dezong Hot Spring Maizhokunggar County
3. Mila Mountain Gongbo Gyamda County
Mila Mountain, or Mira Mountain , is a mountain in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, roughly 150 kilometres by road northeast of Lhasa. The road pass that runs by its peak is one of the highest on China National Highway 318.
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Maizhokunggar County Videos

The Adventurer from China

Zing Pang and friends just came to Madrid for some academic reason and so he showed up to the OSSS (Omarglobal Street Show Spectacular) in part because he has done a great expedition to Lhasa, about 2,000 Kms by bike. It was good to heard his story in Mandarin.

Lhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau, after Xining. At an altitude of 3,490 metres (11,450 ft), Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world. It contains many culturally significant Tibetan Buddhist sites such as the Potala Palace, Jokhang and Norbulingka palaces.
Lhasa is part of a prefecture, the Lhasa Prefecture, consisting of 7 small counties: Lhünzhub County, Damxung County, Nyêmo County, Qüxü County, Doilungdêqên County, Dagzê County and Maizhokunggar County.
Lhasa literally means place of the gods. Ancient Tibetan documents and inscriptions demonstrate that the place was called Rasa, which either meant goats' place, or, as a contraction of rawe sa, a place surrounded by a wall, or 'enclosure', suggesting that the site was originally a hunting preserve within the royal residence on Marpori Hill. Lhasa is first recorded as the name, referring to the area's temple of Jowo, in a treaty drawn up between China and Tibet in 822 C.E.
Lasted news about Lasha stated that the rise in anti-Chinese tensions and protests in a restive Tibetan region of Sichuan Province, including a startling wave of monk self-immolations, has taken place in the aftermath of sharp increases in the security budget for the area, which indicates the conflict is partly a result of heavy-handed tactics by the local security forces, according to an assessment by Human Rights Watch. More info here

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