# Dar Drangmoche, China: what it is and when to go

> Dar Drangmoche is a monastery in Quxar, Lhatse county, Shigatse, Tibet, China (འདར་གྲོང་མོ་ཆེ། 达尔昌木其寺). Interests: Temples. The best time to visit is March to May and September to October. In June there are 13 h 51 of daylight, and in December, 10 h 09. It has an article in one Wikipedia, so it is not one of the busiest places in China: one to enjoy at a calmer pace. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/dar-drangmoche/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **What it is:** Monastery in Quxar, Lhatse county, Shigatse, Tibet, China · Temples
- **Local name:** འདར་གྲོང་མོ་ཆེ། 达尔昌木其寺
- **Where:** China
- **Best time:** March to May and September to October.
- **Nearest airport:** CTU Chengdu (Shuangliu), 1,584 km as the crow flies
- **Coordinates:** 29.08982, 87.6275

## What it is and where

Dar Drangmoche is a monastery in Quxar, Lhatse county, Shigatse, Tibet, China (འདར་གྲོང་མོ་ཆེ། 达尔昌木其寺). It has an article in one Wikipedia, so it is not one of the busiest places in China: one to enjoy at a calmer pace.

Its coordinates are 29.08982, 87.6275; the nearest main airport is Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU, Chengdu (Shuangliu)), 1,584 km as the crow flies. How to get around China (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/#moverse).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=29.089819%2C87.6275)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=29.089819%2C87.6275)

It is one of the [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/espiritual/) places in China. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

## When to go

The best time to visit Dar Drangmoche is **March to May and September to October**.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 10 h 20 |
| February | Possible | 11 h |
| March | Best time | 11 h 47 |
| April | Best time | 12 h 42 |
| May | Best time | 13 h 27 |
| June | Possible | 13 h 51 |
| July | Possible | 13 h 41 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 03 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 10 |
| October | Best time | 11 h 17 |
| November | Possible | 10 h 31 |
| December | Possible | 10 h 09 |

In June there are 13 h 51 of daylight, and in December, 10 h 09. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

When to go to China in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/#cuando-ir).

## Before you go to China

To enter China there are 9 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Passport valid for six months”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the China checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Yuan or renminbi (CNY); plugs: Type A, C and I · 220 V · 50 Hz (you need an adapter); emergencies: 110 police · 120 ambulance · 119 fire brigade.

In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

## What is nearby

- [Lhatse Chöde monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/lhatse-chode-monastery/): Monastery n Lhatse county, Shigatse, Tibet, China · 9.7 km
- [Drompa Gyang Lhakhang](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/drompa-gyang-lhakhang/): Monastery in Lhatse county, Shigatse, Tibet, China · 13 km
- [Gyang Yönpolung Gompa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/gyang-yonpolung-gompa/): Monastery in Lhatse county, Shigatse, Tibet, China · 13 km
- [Dargyeling si](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/dargyeling-si/): Monastery in Mangpu, Lhatse county, Shigatse, Tibet, China · 17 km
- [Xiaqingzacang si](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/xiaqingzacang-si/): Monastery in Qoima, Lhatse county, Shigatse, Tibet, China · 18 km

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the China guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/).

## More in China: Temples

- [Shaolin Monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/shaolin/): Chan Buddhist temple in Dengfeng county, Henan, China
- [Great Mosque of Xi'an](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/gran-mezquita-xi-an/): mosque in China
- [Jokhang](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/templo-de-jokhang/): Buddhist temple in Barkhor Square in Lhasa
- [Niujie Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/niujie-mosque/): mosque in Beijing
- [Id Kah Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/id-kah-mosque/): mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
- [Hanging Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/templos-colgantes/): temple built into a cliff in Shanxi province, China

Every China place under Temples, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/espiritual/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Dar Drangmoche?

It is a monastery in Quxar, Lhatse county, Shigatse, Tibet, China (འདར་གྲོང་མོ་ཆེ། 达尔昌木其寺 in the local language). It has an article in one Wikipedia, so it is not one of the busiest places in China: one to enjoy at a calmer pace.

### When is the best time to visit Dar Drangmoche?

March to May and September to October. In June there are 13 h 51 of daylight, and in December, 10 h 09.

### How do you get to Dar Drangmoche?

The nearest main airport is Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU), 1,584 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=29.089819%2C87.6275) opens the route on the map, and how to get around China is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/#moverse).

### How do I add it to my trip?

With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the China map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby.

### What else is around here?

Nearby you have [Lhatse Chöde monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/lhatse-chode-monastery/), [Drompa Gyang Lhakhang](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/drompa-gyang-lhakhang/), [Gyang Yönpolung Gompa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/gyang-yonpolung-gompa/). The rest is in [the China guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/china/).

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/14245173721), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15941131), CC0. More about Dar Drangmoche on [Wikipedia](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%BE%E5%B0%94%E6%98%8C%E6%9C%A8%E5%85%B6%E5%AF%BA). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).