Lucheng, Kangding

This article is about the town. For the city, see Kangding.

Lucheng 炉城镇 · མདོ་ཁྲིན་རྡལ།
Town
View of Lucheng
Lucheng Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 30°03′19″N 101°57′53″E / 30.05528°N 101.96472°E / 30.05528; 101.96472Coordinates: 30°03′19″N 101°57′53″E / 30.05528°N 101.96472°E / 30.05528; 101.96472
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Autonomous prefecture	Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
County-level city	Kangding
Elevation	2,560 m (8,400 ft)
Population
• Major Nationalities	Han Tibetan
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	610000
Website	www.kangding.gov.cn

Lucheng

Chinese name

Simplified Chinese

炉城

Traditional Chinese

爐城

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lúchéng

Tibetan name

Tibetan

མདོ་ཁྲིན།

Transcriptions
Wylie	mdo khrin
Tibetan Pinyin	Dochin

Lucheng synonymous referred as Kangding after the city of Kangding, is a town and the location of the seat of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan province of Southwest China. The town occupies an area which is administratively part of urban Kangding, and it has around 100,000 inhabitants.

Transport

China National Highway 318

References

Notes

Bibliography

Dorje, Gyurme (1999). Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan. 2nd Edition. Footprint Handbooks, Bath, England. ISBN 1-900949-33-4.
Forbes, Andrew ; Henley, David (2011). China's Ancient Tea Horse Road. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN: B005DQV7Q2
Kendall, Elizabeth (1913). A Wayfarer in China: Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia. The Riverside Press, Cambridge. Boston and New York.
Leffman, David, et al. (2005). The Rough Guide to China. 4th Edition. Rough Guides, New York, London, Delhi. ISBN 978-1-84353-479-2.

External links

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Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

County-level divisions	Kangding City Danba County Luhuo County Jiulong County Garzê County Yajiang County Xinlong County Dawu County Baiyü County Litang County Dêgê County Xiangcheng County Sêrxü County Daocheng County Sêrtar County Batang County Luding County Dêrong County

Towns and villages	Lucheng Batang Town Zhaggo Xindu Garba Garzê Hekou Rulong Jianshe Derge Axu Town Goinqên Litang Town Shambala Nyongxar Jinzhu Sêrkog Luqiao Lengqi Xinglong Moxi Lan'an Pengba Tianba Chuni Jiajun Dewei Xinxing Detuo Sangmai Bumser Dzagyel Junyung Jowo Kabshi Kyangma Pathul Kyewu Sershul Town Tseboum Soumdo Tsemkhog Wombo Sêrxü County Danba County

Geography	Mount Gongga Dadu River

Landmarks	Derge Parkhang Dzogchen Monastery Dzongsar Monastery Gonchen Monastery Kandze Monastery Nanwu Si Monastery Sershul Monastery Tongkor Monastery Luding Bridge

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