Ganbao Tibetan Village
甘堡藏寨
Lixian county
Hours
9:00-17:00
About this place
Ganbao Tibetan Village is a representative village of Tibetan style.Ganbao means"villages on the hills"in Tibetan language.This village is the largest and best preserved Tibetan Villages in Sichuan Province.The entire village is built on the mountainside,house by house.The architecture is unique,simple and natural.
The history of this village dates back to 2500 years ago.In the earthquake in 2008,Ganbao Village was partially destroyed,but with the financial help by both the local and central government,it was rebuilt and the Tibetan culture was restored.Nowadays,the village is attractive to tourists with its unique dance,songs,dresses,customs as well as its religious,stone and farming cultures.




