Ge’gyai County
Ge’gyai County Overview
Chinese Name: 革吉县 English IPA: Geji Xian Location: in Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Population (city): 15483（2010） Language: Tibetan language Zip code: Tel code: Time zone:
Ge’gyai County is a county in Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. “Gegyai” in Tibetan language is “beautiful and fertile land”. It located in the west of Tibet and the average altitude is more than 4800 meters. Gegyai County basically is a pure animal husbandry county. Tourists can experience wild scenery in Gegyai County .
Highlights
Zhaxiqulin Temple(扎西曲林寺): built in 1894, it’s located in the east of the county town of Salt Lake. This temple dedicated the Medicine Buddha, Bodhisattva of Manjuist and Guanyin which has eleven faces. Tourists can enjoy a religious trip in this temple.
Zhire Temple(芝热寺): located in the way of the Worship in pilgrimage the Mount Kailash, it’s 5210 meters above sea level. It is the highest temple in the world .
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Ge'gyai County Attractions
Gegyai County is a county in Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. There are lots of attractive sights for tourists to have a wonderful trip. Zhaxiqulin Temple(扎西曲林寺): built in 1894, it's located in the east of the county town of Salt Lake. This temple dedicated the Medicine Buddha, Bodhisattva of Manjuist and Guanyin which has eleven faces. Tourists can enjoy a religious trip in this temple. Zhire Temple(芝热寺): located in the way of the Worship in pilgrimage the Mount Kailash, it's 5210 meters above sea level. It [...]
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Ge'gyai County Tours
It couldn't be better to tour Ngari Gegyai County when travelling in Tibet. Gegyai County basically is a pure animal husbandry county. Tourists can experience wild scenery and religious trip in Gegyai County .We provide some types of tour packages for visiting Ngari Gegyai County including these famous attractions at the best price: Zhaxiqulin Temple(扎西曲林寺): built in 1894, it's located in the east of the county town of Salt Lake. This temple dedicated the Medicine Buddha, Bodhisattva of Manjuist and Guanyin which has eleven faces. Tourists [...]
Climate & When to Go
Gegyai County belongs to the plateau sub cold arid climate zone. It shares sufficient sunshine and short frost-free period. The annual average temperature at -2℃, the minimum temperature even at -40 ℃. Natural disasters are mainly drought, wind damage, snowstorm, hail and so on. Snowstorms usually four times a year. Droughts occur almost every year in varying degrees and the wind damage occurs from February to April. The best time travel in Ngari Gegyai County is from May to September. [...]
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Transportation
Gegyai County highway traffic system is perfect, visitors can choose self driving tour. The nearest airport to Gegyai County is Ngari Gunsa Airport. Tourist can travel to Ngari by air firstly and then transfer to Gegyai County by long-distance bus, which is the major choice. There are 110.7 km from Ngari to Gegyai County and it just spend 2.5 hours for driving. [...]
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Festivals and Activities
The best known festival in Ngari Gegyai County is Horse Racing Festival, especially in Salt Lake Town. The Horse Racing festival is very famous in this area. According to legend, Horse Race festival has more than one thousand years of history. It is accompanied by farming and produce, so this festival is not regarded as a kind of physical activity, but as a prayer ceremony of farming activities. On the eve of the spring sowing, the villages and towns should hold a [...]
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Travel Tips
Ngari Gegyai County is located in the west of Tibet and the average altitude is more than 4800 meters. There are some useful tips for tourists get a better tour in Dinggye County: 1. The best time travel in Ngari Gegyai County is from May to September. 2.If you choose to travel by car, please pay attention to the road condition and drive carefully. 3. Avoid High Altitude Sickness Because of the high altitudes climatic conditions of Tibet, visitors should pay attention to the prevention and [...]
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Useful Maps
These maps are about Ngari Gegyai County, including location maps, region maps, tourist maps, attractions maps, and transportation maps. [...]
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Ge'gyai County Accommodation
We chose the hotel with best quality and economical price. Here we provide some suggested hotels in Ngari Gegyai County to provide visitors a better and more convenient trip. • Gegyai Hotel(革吉宾馆): located in 301 Provincial Road, Gegyai County, Ngari City, Tibet • Gegyai Huacheng Hotel(革吉华成宾馆): located in Shanbei Road, Gegyai County, Ngari City, Tibet • Gegyai Xinghaimingzhu Hotel(吉县星海明珠快捷宾馆): Located in Central Square, Gegyai County, Ngari City, Tibet [...]
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