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Tagong Grassland and Tagong Temple
The town of Tagong is the headquarters of a poor township of the same name, within the relatively prosperous county of Kangding, at an altitude of 3700 meters, about 3 - 4 hour drive from Kanding. Tagong Grassland is located at northwest of the Kangding in the Kangba area, close to the southwest of God Mountain Yala, the Tagong Grassland is flat and wide, and it is very beautiful close to the God Mountain Yala.
Tagong Temple (Tagong Si) is at the distance 113 km from Kangding on the Tagong Grasslands. Tagong Temple, a well known landmark of the Sakya (Flower) Sect, was built during Qing Dynasty. In 1265, Phagspa, who was granted the title of Grand State Tutor by Kublai Khan, stopped here on his way back to Tibet from Beijing, and presented the temple with a statue of the Buddha. Ever since then, the temple has had a special place in the hearts of local Tibetans.
