Xiangdui Town, known in Tibetan as Qamdün, (Standard Tibetan: བྱངས་མདུན', byangs mdun; Chinese: 香堆镇; pinyin: Xiāngduī zhèn; lit. 'Incense Heap Town') is a town of about 8,000[1] people in the Zhag'yab County of the Chamdo Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is home to a Gelug monastery[2] as well as to a specific "blue mask" variety of Tibetan Opera.[3] The Renda Cliff archaeological site[4] is situated in the vicinity of Wangbu village (旺布村) about 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Qamdün.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Xiangdui Town (in Chinese)
  2. ^ TBRC
  3. ^ "Incense Heap Tibetan Opera" (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 唐蕃古道上的仁达摩崖石刻: Detailed description of the archaeological site with historical notes and pictures (in Chinese and Tibetan)


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qamd%C3%BCn
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