Baingoin County
Baingoin County Overview
Chinese Name: 班戈县 English IPA: Bān Gēxiàn Location: Nagqu Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region Population (city): 41,579（2014） Language: Mandarin, Tibetan language Zip code: Tel code: Time zone:
Lying between lakes Namtso and Siling, Baingoin County is a small county within Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Baingoin County got the name from the lake Drang-khog which is in the center of Baingoin County.
Highlights
Nyenchen Tanglha Glacier（念青唐古拉冰川）: Glacier area is 7536 square kilometers, averaging 14.943 billion cubic meters per year.The kachin glacier is the largest Marine glacier in China.
Zhajun Monastery（扎君寺）: Located in the southeast of Baingoin County, it consists of the hall, the Buddhist temple surrounded by natural pastures which the Lord is the statue of Sakyamuni.
Ziri Gongba Monastery（孜日贡巴寺）: Located in the northeast of Baingoin County, it is a small temple in the pastoral area,meaning the “White dot temple on the forehead”. The temple contains Buddha statues and various Buddhist sutra.
Qiduo Cave Painting（其多山洞穴岩画）: Distributed in two natural caves in the mountains, all the cave paintings are painted in red color. One of the caves has more than 200 images, including animals, characters and symbols, which are painted many times.
Yaxu Qiongguo Spring（雅许琼果泉）: Located in Baingoin County, the spring is surrounded by natural pastures, with yaks and Tibetan sheep.
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Baingoin County Attractions
Baingoin Tour is one of the attractive tours in Tibet, which can provide tourists of stunning views in Tibet. It couldn't be better to tour Baingoin County when travelling in Tibet. As the Top Tibet tour operator, Mysterious Tibet promises to present the ultimate travel experience to world-wide tourists via a galaxy of carefully-engineered tour products. Our quality service begins as our thoughtful travel consultants handle your emails to inquire a customized Tibet tour. Highlights Nyenchen Tanglha Glacier（念青唐古拉冰川）: Glacier area is 7536 [...]
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Baingoin County Tours
Baingoin Tour is one of the attractive tours in Tibet, which can provide tourists of stunning views in Tibet. It couldn't be better to tour Baingoin County when travelling in Tibet. As the Top Tibet tour operator, Mysterious Tibet promises to present the ultimate travel experience to world-wide tourists via a galaxy of carefully-engineered tour products. Our quality service begins as our thoughtful travel consultants handle your emails to inquire a customized Tibet tour. All our seasoned Tibetan guides are [...]
Climate & When to Go
The climate of the county is typical of a plateau semi-arid monsoon climate zone, with thin, cold air and a dry climate, with unclear four seasons. The average annual wind speed is 3.8 m/s (12.5 ft/s) and the annual temperature difference is greater than the daily temperature difference. [...]
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Transportation
The transportation in Baingoin is convenient. You can take the train from Lhasa to Shigatse City. From here, you can take the bus tour of Baingoin County. [...]
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Festivals and Activities
Most Tibetan festivals are full of the color of religion. In addition to annual large-scale worship rituals to Buddha and Buddhist masters, Tibetan people will also hold a series of festivities associated with religious life and agricultural production consisting of religious festivals and folk ones. There are almost a hundred festivals in a year, some of which even last for ten days. [...]
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Travel Tips
Every tourists need the travel tips listed below when traveling to Baingoin County. Avoid High Altitude Reaction: With the high altitude of about 5000 meters, changeable weather and strong wind during the day and night in Baingoin, you’d better bring some warm clothes and medicine. Please remember to bring sunglasses with you. Meanwhile, please do not act and move too fast even though you're taking photos and enjoying the stunning views. [...]
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Useful Maps
The maps give tourists an overview of Baingoin In this case, tourists can get a clear idea about where they are and where they want to go in Baingoin of Tibet. [...]
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Baingoin County Accommodation
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