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Nyingchi
Nyingchi (), also known as Linzhi and as Nyingtri, is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. The administrative seat of Nyingchi is Bayi District. Nyingchi is the location of Buchu Monastery. Economy Tourism The average elevation of Nyingchi is 3,040 meters (9,974 feet), which is the lowest compared with the other prefectures in Tibet. So, the risk of getting high-altitude sickness is relatively lower than other parts on the plateau. Guangdong province announced in 2012 that it plans to invest more than RMB 400 million (US$63 million) in Nyingchi's tourism industry. According to the plan, Guangdong will help build 22 "prosperous model villages" in Nyingchi in counties such as Bomê and Zayü. Transportation It takes about 5 hours to travel from Lhasa to Nyingchi by a highway opened at the end of 2018. Nyingchi is connected to Lhasa by the 435-kilometer Lhasa–Nyingchi railway, completed in 2021. The journey from Lhasa by train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyingchi Landscape
Nyingchi (), also known as Linzhi and as Nyingtri, is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. The administrative seat of Nyingchi is Bayi District. Nyingchi is the location of Buchu Monastery. Economy Tourism The average elevation of Nyingchi is 3,040 meters (9,974 feet), which is the lowest compared with the other prefectures in Tibet. So, the risk of getting high-altitude sickness is relatively lower than other parts on the plateau. Guangdong province announced in 2012 that it plans to invest more than RMB 400 million (US$63 million) in Nyingchi's tourism industry. According to the plan, Guangdong will help build 22 "prosperous model villages" in Nyingchi in counties such as Bomê and Zayü. Transportation It takes about 5 hours to travel from Lhasa to Nyingchi by a highway opened at the end of 2018. Nyingchi is connected to Lhasa by the 435-kilometer Lhasa–Nyingchi railway, completed in 2021. The journey from Lhasa by trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyingchi Airport June 2019
Nyingchi (), also known as Linzhi and as Nyingtri, is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. The administrative seat of Nyingchi is Bayi District. Nyingchi is the location of Buchu Monastery. Economy Tourism The average elevation of Nyingchi is 3,040 meters (9,974 feet), which is the lowest compared with the other prefectures in Tibet. So, the risk of getting high-altitude sickness is relatively lower than other parts on the plateau. Guangdong province announced in 2012 that it plans to invest more than RMB 400 million (US$63 million) in Nyingchi's tourism industry. According to the plan, Guangdong will help build 22 "prosperous model villages" in Nyingchi in counties such as Bomê and Zayü. Transportation It takes about 5 hours to travel from Lhasa to Nyingchi by a highway opened at the end of 2018. Nyingchi is connected to Lhasa by the 435-kilometer Lhasa–Nyingchi railway, completed in 2021. The journey from Lhasa by trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayi District
Bayi or Chagyib District ( or ), formerly Nyingchi County, is a District of Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Bayi Town, the administrative capital of Nyingchi, is located within the district. Geography Bayi is located in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. Both steep cliffs and flat valleys exist in the area. The average altitude is 3000 metres above sea level. "The lowest places are just around 1,000 metres above sea level." There are many scenic places in or near Bayi. "The Seche La Mountain Scenic Spot, in the east of Nyingchi County, is a part of the Nyainqentanglha Mountain Range, the watershed of the Nyang River and the Polung Zangbo River. The Sichuan-Tibetan Highway passes by. Standing at the mountain pass at 4,728 meters above sea level, one can admire the sunrise, sea of clouds, endless forest and the grand Namjagbarwa Peak." Güncang township () and Pelung Township by the Sichuan-Tibet Highway are home to the Moinba ethnic group. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lhasa–Nyingchi Railway
The Lhasa–Nyingchi railway () also known as the Lalin Line (), is a single-track railway across the southeast Tibet, China, linking Lhasa and Nyingchi. It has a length of and a designed speed of per hour. The trains have been equipped with oxygen supply equipment. There are currently nine stations in the cities of Lhasa, Shannan, and Nyingchi that can handle both passengers and freight transportation. Construction Located in a valley between Gangdis and Himalayas in southeast Tibet, over 90% of the tracks are at an elevation of more than above sea level. The railway crosses the Yarlung Tsangpo River 16 times and has 47 tunnels and 121 bridges. It is part of the under-construction Sichuan–Tibet railway that will connect Lhasa and Chengdu, capital of the neighboring Sichuan province. Lhasa-Nyingchi railway is the first fully-electrified railway in Tibet region. The rolling stock is the China Railway CR200J Fuxing series powered by both electronic motors and internal combus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyingchi Mainling Airport
Nyingchi Mainling Airport is an airport in Mainling, Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is suggested to be one of the most challenging instrument approaches in the world, since the airport is in a winding valley. Nyingchi Airport is the third airport that Tibet has put into operation. Built at a cost of 780 million yuan (96.18 million U.S. dollars), including investment by the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC), the airport is 2,949 meters above sea level, lower than the other two civil airports, with a designed annual passenger flow of 120,000. Known as one of the world's most difficult airports for aircraft to reach, Nyingchi Airport is situated in the valley of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the Southeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, surrounded by over- mountains enveloped by clouds and fog throughout the year. Aircraft have to fly through the narrow and winding river valley to approach the airport. The narrowest flight path is less than 4 km ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomê County
Pome County () or Bomê County () is a county of Nyingchi Prefecture in the south-east of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Historically known as Powo or Poyul, it was the seat of a quasi-independent kingdom until the early 20th century when troops of the Dalai Lama's Lhasa government integrated it into the central Tibetan realm. The population was 25,897 in 2004. Geography The region of Powo or Poyul, which is now constituted as the Pome County, lies to the northeast of the Tsangpo gorge, where the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) river turns abruptly to the south on its course towards India. Two major rivers Yi'ong Tsangpo and Parlung Tsangpo flow into the Pome County from opposite directions to join near Tang-me. The combined river (called Yi'ong Tsangpo) exits the Pome County to the south to join Yarlung Tsangpo near Mount Gyala Peri. OpenStre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainling County
Mainling County (; ) is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Nyingchi in eastern Tibet Autonomous Region. Geography Mainling County is located in the central-west of the Nyingtri Prefecture, at the middle reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, and between the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains and the Himalayan Mountains. It covers an area of 9,471 square kilometres. The average altitude is 3,700 metres above sea level. Climate Economy The mine resources of the county are gold dust, plaster, limestone, chromium and iron, etc. The main economy style in Mainling County is farming and forest industry. The main species of the trees are fir, spruce, pine, oak, and cypress, etc. The total cumulation volume of woods is 40 million cubic metres. The special fruit productions are apples, apple pears, walnuts and peaches. Nyingchi Mainling Airport is located in Mainling County. Demography In 1999 the county had a population of 17347 inhabitants.National Population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gongbo'gyamda County
Gongbo'gyamda County (; ) is a county of Nyingchi (or Nyingtri) City in the Tibet Autonomous Region, lying approximately east of Lhasa at its central point. Its main geographical feature is Basum Tso, a green lake about above sea level. History In 1587, Gyampo Monastery was established. Subsequently, a town named "Gyamda", meaning "valley outlet of Gyampo", was developed near the monastery. The region was originally under control of Kingdom of Derge, Derge Gyalpos. After the Qing Dynasty took over Derge, the region was managed by the Ganden Phodrang, Tibetan Government as Gyamda Dzong. In 1960, Gyamda Dzong merged with West Dengke Dzong to form the modern Gongbo'gyamda Dzong. Geography Gongbo'gyamda County is located in the east of the Tibet Autonomous Region, to the south of the Nyainqentanglha Mountains, to the north of the Yarlung Tsangpo River and in the area of the middle branches of the Nyang River. With a population of 22,000, the county covers an area of 12,886 square ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a Provinces of China, province-level Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China in Southwest China. It was overlayed on the traditional Tibetan regions of Ü-Tsang and Kham. It was formally established in 1965 to replace the Tibet Area (administrative division), Tibet Area, the former Administrative divisions of China, administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC) established after the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China, annexation of Tibet. The establishment was about five years after the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the dismissal of the Kashag, and about 13 years after the original annexation. The current borders of the Tibet Autonomous Region were generally established in the 18th century and include about half of historic Tibet, or the Tibet, ethno-cultural Tibet. The Tibet Autonomous Region spans ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayi, Nyingchi
Bayi or Chagyib (; ) is a subdistrict in Tibet Autonomous Region, China and seat of Bayi District, Nyingchi. It lies on the Nyang River at an altitude of 2,994 metres (9,826 feet). Bayi is an important timber and wool producing town, known historically before the 1960s as Lhabagar. By road it is east of Lhasa on the way to Chengdu. The new subdistrict completely absorbed the ancient village of Drakchi, which used to stand on this site. The population is now mostly Han Chinese. The Bayi Zanchen bridge crosses the Nyang-chu or Nyang River here. There are 9 villages under the jurisdiction of the subdistrict, with a total population of 21,400, from the Han, Hui, Mongolian, Xibe, Manchu ethnicities. The subdistrict covers an area of , with an area of 51,047 mu (3,403 ha) of cultivated land. There has been the extension of two major irrigation channels in the subdistrict to provide for rice farming and the production of other cash crops. Climate Bayi has a subtropical highland clim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mêdog County
Mêdog, or Metok, or Motuo County (; ), also known as Pemako ( meaning "Lotus Array", ), is a county as well as a traditional region of the prefecture-level city of Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Pemako is considered famous as the Nyingma master Dudjom Rinpoche's birthplace, and as a prophesied refuge for Tibetan Buddhists by Padmasambhava. Geography Medog County is located in the southeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region and at the lower branch of Yarlung Tsangpo River. Medog County covers an area of . The average altitude of the county is above sea level. The county is located in the average altitude ranging from above sea level. It stretches from south of Kongpo and Bomê County through the lower Yarlung Tsangpo River to Arunachal Pradesh, surrounded by high mountains: the tallest is Namcha Barwa at ). Pemako has lush vegetation and many species of wild animals. Unlike other parts of Tibet, it receives plenty of rain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
