Tongren
Top Places to Visit
Wutong Monastery
S203 Rd
, Tongren
Wutong Monastery (五屯寺), S203 Rd (In Sangkeshan Village, 10km north of Tongren). 8AM-5PM. With a reputation unequalled in the Tibetan world, many visitors come ... more
Longwu Monastery
Dehelong South Rd (Dehelong Nan Lu)
, Tongren
Longwu Monastery (隆务寺), Dehelong South Rd (Dehelong Nan Lu). 8AM-7PM. This active Gelukpa (Yellow Hat) monastery sprawls around the foot of Xishan Mountain on ... more
Tongren Bridge
Tongren Road & Tongren East Street, Anguo, Baoding, Hebei, China, 0712...
Tongren Bridge (Tongren Qiao), (East end of Zhongshan Rd). Though it is hardly be the most graceful looking span it is the most significant structure in town. ... more
Top Places to Eat
Tibetan Restaurant
Dehelong Nan Lu
, Tongren
Tibetan restaurant, Dehelong Nan Lu (Near the Monastery gate). A newish looking place packed with low Tibetan style painted benches serves only three things; ... more
Homeland Of Rebkong Artist Restaurant (regong Yishuke)
Zhongshan Lu (just west of the Huangnan Binguan)
, Tongren
The ambience doesn't get better than this at one of Tongren's few Tibetan restaurants. Monks and Tibetan government officials stroll in to sip yak butter tea ... more
Name-changing Hui Restaurant
Dehelong Zhong Lu
, Tongren
Name-changing Hui restaurant, Dehelong Zhong Lu (Opposite QH-Tibet Yadu Hotel). One of the numerous names written on the doors is right but it is easily ... more
Number One Noodle
8 MaiXiu Lu
, Tongren
Number One Noodle, 8 MaiXiu Lu (On the corner. Look for a sign with red characters with a snowy mountain in the background.). All hyperbole aside, the ... more
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Yak Butter Tea
Yak Butter tea. Most Tibetan places serve jugs of frothy Yak butter tea if they have some already made. If you're a connoisseur it would pay to try a few ... more
