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Mangkang, Tibet: A Thousand-Year-Old Ancient Road Town on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau
Mangkang County is located in the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, at the intersection of Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet, with an average altitude of about 4,300 meters, which is the transition zone from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. As an important node on the Ancient Tea Horse Road, Mangkang has been the key point of cultural exchanges between China and Tibet since ancient times, with unique landscapes such as the ancient salt fields of salt wells and the Hongla Mountain Nature Reserve existing.
Humanities and natural treasures
Mangkang is famous for its Kham culture, and has the only salt well scenic spot in Tibet where a Catholic church and a Tibetan Buddhist temple coexist, and the thousand-year-old salt field jointly created by Naxi and Tibetans using the ancient method of sun-drying salt by the river, which has been included in the preliminary list of World Cultural Heritage. The Lancang River Canyon and the Hongla Mountain Dian Golden Monkey Reserve form a magnificent vertical ecological landscape.
Transportation Hubs and Specialty Products
National Highways 214 and 318 intersect here, making it an important gateway for traveling into Tibet. The local area is rich in barley, matsutake mushrooms and wine, and the cuisine such as Yanjing Gajia noodles is unique. The annual String Dance Festival focuses on the charm of national intangible cultural heritage.
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Today is 2026-02-26
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