Gesa
in Sichuan, China
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Diqing Airport (70 mi) - Lijiang Airport (81 mi)
- Xichang Qingshan Airport (85 mi)
- Dali Airport (148 mi)
- Old Town of Lijiang (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 27.740 and 100.825 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 27° 44' 24" and E 100° 49' 29"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yuan Renminbi - CNY
- Spoken languages:
- Chinese, Uighur, Zhuang
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:49 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:30 am and 7:55 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.636 and -78.832 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
San Juan Bautista - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to China.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning China. Last Update: 2024-05-08 08:04:21
Discover Gesa
Gesa in Sichuan is a city in China about 1,224 mi (or 1,969 km) south-west of Beijing, the country's capital city.
Local time in Gesa is now 12:49 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Shanghai with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 4 airports in the vicinity of Gesa. The closest airport in China is Diqing Airport in a distance of 70 mi (or 113 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Old Town of Lijiang in a distance of 70 mi (or 113 km), South-West. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Daxing, Qiaowa, Zhongcun, Yanjing and Shuijia. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 33% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
24°C (74 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
23°C (73 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
20°C (67 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Luguhu Holiday Hotel - Liangshanzhou
Yinhudao Hotel - Lijiang
丽江泸沽湖里格半岛7号客栈
Luguhu Lakeside Apu Guest House
Lijiang Lugu Lake Husi Tea House International Youth Hostel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
四川的摩梭人 SICHUAN: Lugu Lake and the town where women are in charge
We travel to one of China's more hard to reach places, Lugu Lake, in both Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, in search of the Mosuo people. FOLLOW AND ...
早晨散步在泸沽湖边，欣赏着美丽的风景散散步。
我已经在这湖边，我的房车里住了五六天，我每天享受着阳光，享受着舒适的温度，在这里一样的上网看书喝咖啡喝茶，一样的做饭，跟在家里一样.
Lugu lake (China )
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Mosuo
Known to many as the Mosuo, but known often to themselves as the Na, the Mosuo are a small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet. Consisting of a population of approximately 40,000, most of them live in the Yongning region and around Lugu Lake, high in the Himalayas . Although the Mosuo are culturally distinct from the Nakhi, the Chinese government places them as members of the Nakhi (aka Naxi) minority.
Lugu Lake
Lugu Lake is located in the North West Yunnan plateau in the centre of Ningliang Yi Autonomous County in the People's Republic of China. The middle of the lake forms the border between the Ninglang County of Yunnan Province and the Yanyuan County of Sichuan province. The formation of the lake is thought to have occurred in a geological fault belonging to the geological age of the Late Cenozoic. It is an alpine lake at an elevation of 2,685 metres and is the highest lake in the Yunnan Province.
Mosuo women
Known to many as the 'Kingdom of Women,' the Mosuo (Chinese: 摩梭; pinyin: Mósuō, are a small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet. A population of about 50,000, the Mosuo are found near Lugu Lake in the Tibetan Himalayas {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:27|42|35.30|N|100|47|4.04|E| | |name= }}. Scholars use diverse terms and spellings to designate the Mosuo culture.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gesa.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Gesa, 格撒
