Xinlong County is also called “Nyarong” in Tibetan. There are two parts of Nyarong, one is Upper-Nyarong, anothe one is Lower-Nyarong. The Yalong river flows through both Uper and lower Nyarong towards. The capital town of Xinlong is at Barshok, some 110 kilometers south of Garze county
The altitude of this county is from 2,800 – 6,000 meters. It connects the Southern and Northern Sichuan-Tibet high-way; One of the major products of Xinlong is gold, and being used on the Buddha statues of monasteries.
The area that the monasteries are built is Barshok, which is also called “Chakdu awalungring”. It represents the activity aspect of Buddha-speech. The Da-ge Drongtok monastery is 46 kilometers from the turn-off that is one important branch of Katok monastery. Approximately 3 kilometers from the Barshok, a Bon tradition monastery “Yi-Xi monastery” is located on the west side of the valley.
Most popular sites
–Recommended hotels in Xinlong–
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How to Get Xinlong county
Garze Gesar Airport is the nearest airport to Xinlong, it is about 150 km northwest from Xinlong county, a 3 hours drive is required to cover this distance. For the moment, overland trip is the major way that local people use to connect this town
Xinlong Bus-Station
Add: No. 46, Yan Jiang West Road
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Altitude: 3,038 meters
Working hours: 08:00 am – 17:30 pm
Distance from Xinlong to
- To Garze (Kanze) : 100 kilometers, about 2 hours’ drive
- To Litang : 150 kilometers, about 3.5 hours’ drive
- To Nychuka : 260 kilometers, about 5.5 hours’ drive
- To Larima village : 60 kilometers, about 1.5 hours’ drive