Nature reserve in Sichuan, China
Nyidên (
Tibetan: ཉི་བརྟེན་,
Wylie: nyi brten), or Yading (
Chinese: 亚丁;
pinyin: Yàdīng), is a national level reserve in
Daocheng County, in the southwest of
Sichuan Province,
China. It is a mountain sanctuary and major Tibetan pilgrimage site comprising three peaks sanctified by the
5th
Dalai Lama. The peaks are seen as
emanations of the three
boddhisatvas Chenrezig (
Avalokiteśvara), Jampayang (
Manjushri) and Chanadorje (
Vajrapani), with Chenrezig being the highest peak at 6032 meters above sea level. It is served by
Daocheng Yading Airport.
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Five Great Mountains | |
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Four Sacred Chinese Buddhist Mountains | |
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Four Sacred Tibetan Buddhist Mountains | |
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Four Sacred Taoist Mountains | |
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Three Sacred Mountains | |
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Three Famous Mountains | |
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Five Garrison Mountains | |
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Other Sacred Mountains | |
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28°22′01″N 100°13′48″E / 28.36694°N 100.23000°E / 28.36694; 100.23000