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A Brief Introduction to Chamdo Area Chamdo is a beautiful , vast and rich area in the valleys of Jinsha, Nujiang and Lancang rivers at the foot of Hengduan Mountain. It attracts tourists from home and abroad with its wonderful mountains, rivers, dense forests, old historical sites and simple local folklore. Champalin Monastery
One of the
biggest monasteries in the U areas, it was built by Xerb 
from the New Stone Age, the Karub ruins have a 4,000-year history. They are
located in Karub Village, Jagka District and 12 kilometers to the southeast
of Chamdo County seat. The ruins cover an area of 10,000 square meters.
Studies have provided they were once a large-scale primeval village.
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Songbo, a disciple of Zonggaba, leader of the Yellow sect, in 1444. The main
living Buddhas of the monastery received titles of nobility offered by the
Qing imperial court. Until today, the monastery houses a bronze seal offered
by the Qing Emperor Kangxi to the living Buddha Pebala and a horizontal
board with an inscription by the Qing Emperor Qianlong. Also the monastery
houses many statues of Buddha, murals and Thangkas, which are of a high
value for appreciation.