Qonggyai County
Qonggyai County Overview
Chinese Name: 琼结县 English IPA: Qióngjié xiàn Location: in the middle of Lhoka, southeast of Tibet Autonomous Prefecture Population (city): 18,807(2010) Language: Tibetan Language Zip code: Tel code: Time zone:
Qonggyai County is in the middle of Brahmaputra River valley and covers an area of 1030 km². It’s located in the longitude 91°61′-91°72′, latitude between 29°01′-30°36′. Qonggyai County is called “the ancient capital of Tubo Dynasty “. It was the center of politics, economy and culture in ancient Tibet. For the fertile land and relatively good geographical position, from the ninth king to the fourteenth, they successfully developed economy and built many palaces here. Traveling in Tibet, tourists shouldn’t miss the Tombs of Tibetan Kings in Qonggyai County.
Highlights
• Tombs of Tibetan Kings(藏王墓): the most well-preserved large-scale kings’ tombs. These tombs not only reflect Tibet’s burial funeral system, but also has important value to the study of the Tubo Dynasty rise and decline.
• Songtsan Gampo Tombs(松赞干布墓): the tomb is 13 meters in height and 100 meters in length. It is the main grave of the whole tombs with the gate facing the southwest, demonstrating his piety to Sakyamuni.
• Jieluola Snow Mountain(结罗拉雪山): it is 5000 meters above sea level and its majestic beauty attracts so many brave travelers. Tourists can also appreciate Jiacha unique fragrant Rhododendron nivale Hook. f.(雪层杜鹃) and Herba androsacis(点地梅).
• Tangboqie Temple(唐波且寺): built in 1017, it covers an area of 8556 square meters.
• Jianye Temple( 建叶寺): There are many cultural relics in this temple. Tourists can have a religious tour in this temple.
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Qonggyai County Attractions
Qonggyai County was the center of politics, economy and culture in ancient Tibet. Traveling in Qonggyai County, tourists shouldn’t miss Tombs of Tibetan Kings(藏王墓), Songtsan Gampo Tombs(松赞干布墓), Jieluola Snow Mountain(结罗拉雪山), Tangboqie Temple(唐波且寺) and Jianye Temple( 建叶寺). • Tombs of Tibetan Kings(藏王墓): the most well-preserved large-scale kings’ tombs. These tombs not only reflect Tibet's burial funeral system, but also has important value to the study of the Tubo Dynasty rise and decline. • Songtsan Gampo Tombs(松赞干布墓): the tomb is 13 meters in height and 100 meters in length. It is the main [...]
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Qonggyai County Tours
Qonggyai County was the center of politics, economy and culture in ancient Tibet. For the fertile land and relatively good geographical position, from the ninth king to the fourteenth, they successfully developed economy and built many palaces here. Traveling in Qonggyai County, tourists shouldn’t miss Tombs of Tibetan Kings(藏王墓), Songtsan Gampo Tombs(松赞干布墓), Jieluola Snow Mountain(结罗拉雪山), Tangboqie Temple(唐波且寺) and Jianye Temple( 建叶寺). We provide some types of tour packages for visiting Lhoka Cona County. [...]
Climate & When to Go
Qonggyai County is surrounded by mountains. It has an average elevation of 3900 meters, with a maximum altitude of 6450 meters. It belongs to semi-arid plateau monsoon climate zone, with an annual frost-free period of 125 to 153 days. The annual rainfall is 345 millimeters and natural disasters are mainly droughts, floods, hail and pests. [...]
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Transportation
The highway traffic system is perfect; visitors can choose self driving tour in Qonggyai County. There are 121.6 km from Gonggar Airport to Qonggyai County and spend tourists 2.5 hours driving. Tourist can also travel to Qonggyai County by air firstly and then transfer to long-distance bus, which is the major choice. [...]
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Festivals and Activities
Many Tibetan festival and activities are full of ethnic flavors and religious color. There are over 100 festivals in Tibet and visitors can enjoy most of traditional Tibetan festivals in Lhoka Qonggyai County. For example, The Onkor Festival(望果节) is one of the best known festival here. The Onkor Festival (Harvest Festival) It is an occasion that Tibetans celebrate their harvest. “On” indicates “field” in Tibetan, “Kor” with the meaning of “twining round”, and “Onkor” means “twining round the highland barley”. The festival is [...]
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Travel Tips
There are some useful tips for tourists get a better tour in Qonggyai County: •The Best Travel Time: from June to August •Avoid High Altitude Sickness: because of the high altitudes climatic conditions of Qonggyai County, visitors should pay attention to the prevention and cure of the syndromes including headache, dizziness, flustered, shortness of breath, the plateau response, especially people who have chronic respiratory disease or cardiovascular disease. In addition, bring enough water or drinks, fruits and snacks with high caloric content, like chocolate for [...]
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Useful Maps
These maps are about Lhoka Qonggyai County, including location maps, region maps, tourist maps, attractions maps, and transportation maps. [...]
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Qonggyai County Accommodation
We will choose the accommodation which has elegant environment, well-equipped facilities and excellent service. The prices are reasonable and all-inclusive. You can enjoy different style of breakfast, a western breakfast or a Tibetan breakfast. Parking is out of charge and free wifi is equipped.No matter where you stay in Lhoka Qonggyai County, you won’t miss any attractions of your journey. We list some excellent hotels for tourists here. • Qonggyai XiangfanHotel • Post Rest House [...]
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