How many meters above sea level is Litang County?

Litang is more than 4000 meters above sea level, with an average elevation of 40 14 meters, making it one of the highest towns in the world.

Litang belongs to Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, 285 kilometers away from Kangding. The county, including the area under its jurisdiction, is located in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and is known as the "high city in the world".

The main mountain range in Litang County is Shenni Peak, with an altitude of 6204 meters; Xiaozha Mountain is 5807 meters; Mount Meinong is 5780 meters above sea level; The elevation of Kurgan Mountain is 560 1 m. Because you are in the plateau area, the average altitude is above 4000 meters, so please take enough warm clothes and medicines when traveling in Litang; Affected by altitude, cooking needs to be cooked in a pressure cooker.

Main attractions in Litang:

1, Litang Temple

Litang Temple, also known as Evergreen Temple, is located on the north hillside of the county seat. Litang Temple, a Gelug Temple in Kangqu, is located on the hillside of Moraca Mountain, about 1 km north of the county seat.

2. Fairy Mountain

Mount Geni: 6204 meters above sea level, located in the southwest of Litang County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous 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.

3. 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 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.

4. Gemu Nature Reserve

Gemu Nature Reserve in Gemu Township, Litang County is located in Bomi Township in the east of Litang County, and consists of Gemu Grassland, Zavala Mountain, Chongbenla Mountain, Luocuoren Lake and Gni Mountain. It integrates snow-capped mountains, glaciers, Huashan Mountain, forests and grasslands, and is famous for its unique natural landscapes such as modern glaciers, mountain peaks, virgin forests and grassland in pastoral areas.

5. Zhaga Mountain

Zhaga Shenshan is located in Benge Township, Maoya, Litang County, with an altitude of 4 135 meters and a distance of 18 kilometers from the county seat. It is one of the five sacred mountains that the masses believe most. Zhaga Holy Mountain stands at the top of the mountains, and half of its mountain is blue-brown rock. Its caves are wide and narrow, and stalagmites, stone pillars and statues are shaped like various forms of Buddha statues.