Xiangdui Town, known in Tibetan as Qamdün, (Standard Tibetan: བྱངས་མདུན', byangs mdun; Chinese: 香堆镇; pinyin: Xiāngduī zhèn; lit. 'Incense Heap Town') is a town of about 8,000[1] people in the Zhag'yab County of the Chamdo Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is home to a Gelug monastery[2] as well as to a specific "blue mask" variety of Tibetan Opera.[3] The Renda Cliff archaeological site[4] is situated in the vicinity of Wangbu village (旺布村) about 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Qamdün.
Xiangdui Town
香堆 (Xiangdui) བྱངས་མདུན (byangs mdun) | |
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Town | |
  Xiangdui Town Location in Tibet | |
| Coordinates: 30°35′N 97°58′E / 30.583°N 97.967°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province-level autonomous region | Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Prefecture | Chamdo |
| County | Zhag'yab |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,000 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Xiangdui Town (in Chinese)
- ^ TBRC
- ^ "Incense Heap Tibetan Opera" (in Chinese)
- ^ 唐蕃古道上的仁达摩崖石刻: Detailed description of the archaeological site with historical notes and pictures (in Chinese and Tibetan)
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