Liuwu New Area or Niu New Area (, ), officially Liuwu Subdistrict or Niu Subdistrict (), is a subdivision of
Doilungdêqên of
Lhasa
Lhasa (; Lhasa dialect: ; bo, text=ལྷ་ས, translation=Place of Gods) is the urban center of the prefecture-level city, prefecture-level Lhasa (prefecture-level city), Lhasa City and the administrative capital of Tibet Autonomous Regio ...
, Tibet in Western China. The Liuwu New Area is located southwest of downtown
Chengguan, the old center of Lhasa.
The
Liuwu Bridge
The Liuwu Bridge (} crosses the Lhasa River linking downtown Lhasa, Tibet to Lhasa railway station
Lhasa railway station (, ) is a railway station in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
Location
The railway station lies in Niu New Area, Doil ...
links central Lhasa to
Lhasa railway station
Lhasa railway station (, ) is a railway station in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
Location
The railway station lies in Niu New Area, Doilungdêqên District, 1 kilometer to the south of the Lhasa River and 5 kilometers southwest of the ...
and the Liuwu New Area on the south bank of the Lhasa River. Residents in the Niu area were resettled to make way for the new development. The "Liuwu New District" includes new residential buildings. The villagers, numbering almost 1,700, were moved into these buildings. The effect of the railway, bridge and Liuwu New District development has been urbanization and development of new enterprises such as transport, retail outlets and restaurants.
Constructions continues also in recent years. In first half of 2015 started construction for more residential buildings, shopping malls and business centres with area over .
Niu New Area have serious problems with water supplies.
Transportation
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Lhasa railway station
Lhasa railway station (, ) is a railway station in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
Location
The railway station lies in Niu New Area, Doilungdêqên District, 1 kilometer to the south of the Lhasa River and 5 kilometers southwest of the ...
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Lhasa Airport Expressway
References
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External links
Liuwu New Area* https://www.hrw.org/report/2013/06/27/they-say-we-should-be-grateful/mass-rehousing-and-relocation-programs-tibetan “They Say We Should Be Grateful”
Mass Rehousing and Relocation Programs in Tibetan Areas of China
Doilungdêqên District
Populated places in Lhasa (prefecture-level city)
Township-level divisions of Tibet
Subdistricts of the People's Republic of China
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