Kong Ding

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Chapatigirl

05-Apr-2007 19:42
Posts: 368

Kong Ding

Couldn't find anything on the search on this area. Has
anyone been to this area near Tibet? It was recommended
to me by someone who lived and worked in China for some time.

Thanks for any info

Te Vaka

Ruth_in_Canada

05-Apr-2007 19:57
Posts: 7,207

Try Kang not Kong.

cheers from Ruth

alexander_vi

05-Apr-2007 20:05
Posts: 939

And it's one word, Kangding.

Chapatigirl

05-Apr-2007 20:22
Posts: 368

thanks....

Te Vaka

WeiLong

05-Apr-2007 21:17
Posts: 1,735

It's an interesting place, a bit remote but worth the effort. I's in Western Sichuan, historically a crossroads of civilizations. It's also the subject of a very famous Chinese love song. "The Kangding Lovesong"

Sichuan - Chengdu - Kangding

http://thewanderingant.com/travels/betel-nut.html

Losang

05-Apr-2007 21:31
Posts: 1,526

Kangding is part of the Kham region of Tibet.

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salma_luo

06-Apr-2007 00:46
Posts: 69

360km west of Chengdu(Capital of Sichuan Province), Kangding("Khamding" in Tibetan) is well-known throughout China for a popular Kangding Love Song. While travelers are more allured by the stunning scenery in the vicinity consisting of snowy mountains, sweeping grasslands, glaciers and monasteries, as well as its unique Khampa charm hailing from the mixed cultures...more>>Kangding |Sichuan Map | Kham Maps

chengdude

06-Apr-2007 01:40
Posts: 664

There may have been 'unique Khampa charm' in the past, but sorry, Kangding today is every bit the noisy, sprawling frontier city you'd imagine the de facto nexus of all travel in Western Sichuan to be. From about 8AM to 9PM or so, the sound of honking horns drowns out the whitewater river flowing through town, while lots of government Æ½Í· thugs in their Mitsubishi 4WD's would just as soon run you down than stop at a red light. Use it as a base to move further along to Litang or wherever...or check out some of the surrounding sights, but don't go to KD thinking you'll be hanging out in some charming, laid-back Wild West outpost.

Chapatigirl

06-Apr-2007 10:10
Posts: 368

Thanks all for the info and chenqdude for the reality check and recommendations.

Te Vaka

Losang

06-Apr-2007 16:14
Posts: 1,526

#6...Kangding is known as Dartsedo in Tibetan.

Also agree with the desription given by #7. The only real reason you want to go to Kangding is to get to the next place in Ganzi Tibet Autonomous Prefecture (such as Litang or Derge).

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philk

07-Apr-2007 04:50
Posts: 753

sounds like you may get more fun trying to find King Dong rather than Kong Ding.

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caiduo

08-Apr-2007 04:51
Posts: 25

this place should be Kangding.it is near Chengdu ,i had been there.

yee

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