Tongren Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
county-level city in Qinghai, China
About Tongren
Tongren sits on the edge of the Tibetan plateau in a region historically known to its nomadic inhabitants as Amdo. The towns origins stretch back several hundred years when it emerged around the establishment of theLongwu Monastery. For the Chinese, the region was considered a wasteland that marked the outer fringes of the Han and Tang dynasties. By the Ming dynasty garrison troops, positioned to defend against those they considered barbarians in the west, had established an administrative system that blended Buddhism with the Chinese dynastic rule. Despite the prestige of the Longwu Monastery in Tibetan Buddhism of greater interest to most travellers is the nearbyWutong Monasteryand the galleries of Thangka paintings produced by its community of eminently artistic monks. Though the calami
Top Attractions in Tongren
Explore the best things to see and do in Tongren:
- ★Gamble
- ★Hike
- ★Longwu Monastery
- ★Tongren Bridge
- ★Wutong Monastery
Where to Eat in Tongren
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Name-changing Hui restaurant
- 🍴Number One Noodle
- 🍴Tibetan restaurant
Where to Stay in Tongren
- 🏨Huangnan Hotel
- 🏨QH-Tibet Yadu Hotel
- 🏨School Guesthouse
- 🏨Telecom Hotel
- 🏨Xia Chang
Tongren Travel Guide Sections
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