Lian: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 29.3046° N, 89.5531° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,711 km (1,684 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 25 km (16 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 132 km (82 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 212 km (132 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Nianmu: 11 km (7 mi)
• Qiewa: 18 km (11 mi)
• Narong: 19 km (12 mi)
• Nubma: 20 km (12 mi)
• Karmai: 20 km (12 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 145 km (90 mi)