Xiangdui Town, known in Tibetan as Qamdün, ( bo, བྱངས་མདུན', ; ) is a town of about 8,000
(in Chinese
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**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
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) people in the
Zhag'yab County of the
Chamdo Prefecture in the
Tibet Autonomous Region
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of
China
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. It is home to a
Gelug
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The Gelug (, also Geluk; "virtuous ...
monastery as well as to a specific "blue mask" variety of
Tibetan Opera. The
Renda Cliff archaeological site
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) is situated in the vicinity of Wangbu village () about north of Qamdün.
See also
*List of towns and villages in Tibet
This is an alphabetical list of all populated places, including cities, towns and villages, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of western China.
A
*Alamdo
*Alhar
*Arza
*Asog
B
*Baga, Tibet, Baga
*Bagar
*Baidi, Nagarzê County, Baidi
*Baima
* ...
References
Populated places in Chamdo
Township-level divisions of Tibet
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