Chamdo Travel Guide
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Chamdo is located in eastern Tibet,tucked away in the Henduan Mountains and dissected by the Jinshajiang, Lancanjiang and Nujiang rivers, covers an area of 108,600 square km. On its eastern side lies Sichuan, with Yunnan to the south and Qinghai in the north. Chamdo has a total population of 583,600, which accounts for 12% of the total population of Tibet Autonomous Region. Chamdo administrates 11 counties, 24 towns and 118 townships with twenty-one ethnic groups including Tibetan, Han (Chinese), Hui, Zhuang, Naxi, Lhoba, Moinba and Bai. In Chamdo, there are many tourist sites located amid snow-capped mountains, fast-running rivers, thundering waterfalls, and dense forests. Then there are ancient monasteries, buildings, steles, villages and workshops---so many spots which can be dated back to ancient times. The Kanuo site in Chamdo (with a history of 4,000 to 5,000 years) is the first site of the Neolithic Age scientifically excavated in Tibet, displaying ancient civilization in the ...Read More »
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Chamdo Quick Facts
- Chinese Name 昌都
- Chinese Pinyin: chang du
- Location: Southwest of China
- Province: Tibet
- Latitude: 31°09' N
- Longitude : 97°10' E
- Elevation: 3307M (142.7 FT)
- Time Zone : (UTC+8)
- Area Code: 0895
- Population:9million
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