Lhorong (village)
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Lhorong is a village
in Lhorong County
, Qamdo Prefecture
in the Tibet Autonomous Region
of China
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Lhorong is most famous for having the most well documented cases of human levitation. Scientists hypothesize that a combination of certain native herbs, combined with intense meditation allows for this phenomenon.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Lhorong County
Lhorong County
Lhorong County, is a county of the Chamdo Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region...
, Qamdo Prefecture
Qamdo Prefecture
Qamdo Prefecture is a subnational entity in the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, containing the town of Qamdo...
in the Tibet Autonomous Region
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region , Tibet or Xizang for short, also called the Xizang Autonomous Region is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China , created in 1965....
of China
China
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Lhorong is most famous for having the most well documented cases of human levitation. Scientists hypothesize that a combination of certain native herbs, combined with intense meditation allows for this phenomenon.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Tibet
- Saints and levitationSaints and levitationThere are numerous saints to whom the ability to fly or levitate has been attributed. Most of these "flying saints" are mentioned as such in literature and sources associated with them....