Get to know Cona
- Administrative area
- County-level city · 县级市
- Part of
- Shannan
- Chinese name
- 错那市
- Local areas
- County-level city guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 6,703.62 km²
- Population · 2020
- 13,932
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Lebu’s forest and houses
Lebu lies in the southwest of Cona. Its forests extend from low-elevation evergreen woodland to Himalayan fir at over 4,000 metres. Streams, waterfalls and steep cliffs break up the wooded scenery, while red pandas, bears and monkeys inhabit the area. Two-storey stone-and-timber houses stand on slopes above both banks of the Lebu River (勒布河), with red, green and blue metal roofs.
Local objects and a northern lake
Residents make wooden bowls, bamboo objects, Tibetan knives and woven carpets. Nari Yong Lake (拿日雍措) covers roughly 58 square kilometres. Shannan’s tourism bureau described it in 2012 as about 20 kilometres north of Cona’s county seat. Its Tibetan name means a lake of abundant wealth, and wind ruffles its blue water into white waves.
Sources for this guide
雪域仙境 走进醉人勒布沟 · Shannan City Culture and Tourism Bureau
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Entry & permits for Tibet (Xizang)
Foreign tourists need Tibet entry approval, commonly called a Tibet Travel Permit, and an organised visit arranged through a specialist travel agency in China. Confirm your approved route before booking transport. Requirements differ for Taiwan residents and for travellers using mainland or Hong Kong/Macao Chinese resident documents; check the document guide before you book.
Check the travel-document requirements →Policy scope verified: 2026-09-06. UK FCDO: China regional travel advice ↗ State Council Taiwan Affairs Office: Tibet entry approval ↗ Xizang Department of Culture and Tourism: Medog border permit notice ↗
Explore Cona
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Cona
Lebu Valley Official Route · Plan your visit
Getting there
Cona is about 140 km in a straight line from central Shannan. Search for 错那市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Start with Lebu Valley Official Route. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Shannan →More in Shannan
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Lebu Valley Official Route · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
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