Tagong
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Tagong
|translit_lang1 = Tibetan
|translit_lang1_type = Tibetan
|translit_lang1_info = ལྷ་སྒང་
|translit_lang1_type1 = Wylie transliteration
|translit_lang1_info1 = lha sgang
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|other_name = Lhagang
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|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture
|subdivision_name2 = Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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|subdivision_name3 = Kangding County
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Tagong ({{zh|c=塔公}}), also known as Lhagang ({{bo|t=ལྷ་སྒང་}}) is a small town in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of western Sichuan in southwestern China. It is located in the historical Kham region of eastern Tibet.
Tagong Monastery
A gompa is where the Tagong Monastery is located. The gompa is one of the most important in the in Tibetan Pel Lhagong. The Tagong Monastery was established with reference to a nearby sacred mountain, Mt. Yala or Zhara Lhaste, which is {{convert|5820|m|ft}} in elevation.
Tagong Grassland
Tagong Grassland has an area of 712.37 square kilometres and located at 3900m in elevation.
See also
- Tibetan Buddhism
- {{commonscat inline|Tagong Monastery|Tagong Monastery}}
References
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{{Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture}}
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Category:Buddhist monasteries in Sichuan
Category:Tibetan Buddhist monasteries
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