Shambala, Xiangcheng County, Sichuan

Shambala
Town
Tibetan transcription(s)
Chinese transcription(s)
  Simplified 香巴拉镇
  Traditional 香巴拉鎮
  Pinyin Xiāngbālā Zhèn
Shambala

Location in Sichuan

Coordinates: 28°55′51″N 99°48′03″E / 28.93083°N 99.80083°E / 28.93083; 99.80083Coordinates: 28°55′51″N 99°48′03″E / 28.93083°N 99.80083°E / 28.93083; 99.80083
Country China
Province Sichuan
Prefecture Garzê
County Xiangcheng
Elevation 2,888 m (9,475 ft)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 513336100
Area code(s) 0836

Shambala is a town and the seat of Xiangcheng County,[1] southwestern Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, western Sichuan province of Southwest China. Before 2005 it was called Sangpi (Chinese: 桑披; pinyin: Sāngpī; Cantonese Yale: Sōngpēi).

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