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Xaitongmoin
Xaitongmoin County or Zhetongmön (;, ) is a county of Xigazê in the Tibet Autonomous Region. History Ganden Lhading, which became a branch of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, was founded in 1050. It converted to Gelug in 1650. Renga Chode, a Shangpa Kagyu Monastery, was also founded in 1050. It converted to Gelug in 1600. Tashi Gepel was a minor 14th century Kagyu nunnery. Takmo Lingka, a Sakya monastery, was founded here in 1436. Dratsang Monastery (Zhe Dratsang, chazang si), founded in the 15th century, was a Nyingma or Sakya monastery. It also became a Gelug monastery in the 17th century. Gonga Choding, a Nyingma monastery, was founded in 1500, and converted to Gelug in 1650. A Gelug hermitage, Ngulchu Chodzong, was known for its printery. The county was home to the 16th century main estate of the Thon Pa family. Town and townships * Chabkha Town (, ) * Tongmoin Township (, ) * Rungma Township (, ) * Tarding Township (, ) * Danagpu Township (, ) * Namoqê Township (, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xigazê
Shigatse, officially known as Xigazê (; Nepali: ''सिगात्से''), is a prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Its area of jurisdiction, with an area of , corresponds to the historical Tsang region of Tibet. Overview The administrative center of the prefecture-level city is the Samzhubzê District. It is roughly equivalent to the historical Shigatse urban center, the second-largest city in Tibet, located about southwest of Lhasa and home to the Tashilhunpo Monastery, traditionally the seat of the Panchen Lama. Some of the towns in the prefecture are: Gyantse (Gyantse County), Tingri (Tingri County), and Nyalam (Nyalam County). On 11 July 2014 Shigatse Prefecture was upgraded into a prefecture-level city (the same status as Lhasa). Transport Rail The Lhasa–Xigazê Railway connects Xigazê Railway Station with Lhasa and further connects with Qinghai via Qinghai–Tibet Railway. It takes about 3 hours t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dêlêg
Dêlêg (Tibetan: ) is a village in Xaitongmoin county (Tibetan: ་) of Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, northeast of the county seat. The Tibetan name means "good luck". It lies at an elevation of 4,804 metres (15,764 feet). In 2007 the village had a population of about 350. The main source of income in the area is herding yaks and sheep, major crops are Tibetan barley (''qingko''), buckwheat, peas and rapeseed.Guójiā cèhuìjú dìmíng yánjiūsuǒ 国家测绘局地名研究所: Xīzàng dìmíng 西藏地名 / bod ljongs sa ming བོད་ལྗོངས་ས་མིང ''(Tibetan Place Names)'', Beijing, Zhōngguó Zàngxué chūbǎnshè 中国藏学出版社 1995), , p. 112. See also * List of towns and villages in Tibet This is an alphabetical list of all populated places, including cities, towns and villages, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of western China. A *Alamdo *Alhar *Arza *Asog B *Baga, Tibet, Baga *Bagar *Baid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capu Township
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