What is the altitude of Litang?

Litang County belongs to Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, located in the west of Sichuan Province and southwest of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, 285 kilometers away from Kangding, the state capital, and 654 kilometers away from Chengdu, the provincial capital. Litang County is located at 9919'-100 56' east longitude and 28 57'-30 43' north latitude, and the county government is a high town.

20 1 1 Litang county has a total area of 14352 square kilometers, which governs 5 districts, 24 towns, 23 1 village and 282 villagers' groups. By the end of 20 19, there were Tibetan, Han, Mongolian, Hui, Naxi and Naxi nationalities in Litang County.

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Monster mountain 1

Mount Gney: 6204 meters above sea level, located in the southwest of Litang County, Ganzi Prefecture; From the county seat 1 10 km. The moraine landform of the mountain is well developed, with snow all year round. It is the highest peak in southern Kangba and the second highest peak in Sichuan Province. It belongs to the goddess 13 in the twenty-four sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism in China. Every grass, tree, stone and water in the whole mountain has her mysterious legend.

2. Horse racing festival

Litang County has a long history of horse racing. Every year on the third day of June in the Tibetan calendar, Tibetan is called "I wish to dawn when I am finished" and Tibetan is called "June Mountain Festival", which is a traditional folk festival in Litang County. Historically, every June in the Tibetan calendar, the famous Huangjiao Temple in Kangqu, Litang County Youth Cole Temple, will hold horse racing performances and equestrian performances according to ancient customs.

Reference source

Baidu Encyclopedia-Litang County