Bayi or Chagyib (; ) is a subdistrict in

Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), often shortened to Tibet in English or Xizang in Pinyin, Hanyu Pinyin, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China. It was established in 1965 to replace the ...

, China and seat of

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. History In 1951, modern administra ...

Nyingchi Nyingchi (), also known as Linzhi ( zh, s=林芝, p=Linzhi) or 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 Buch ...

. It lies on the

Nyang River The Nyang River (; ; also transliterated as Niyang or Nanpan) is a major river in south-west Tibet and the second largest tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River by discharge. Geography The Nyang has a length of 307.5 km and originates at ...

at an

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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

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on the way to

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History

The new subdistrict completely absorbed the ancient village of Drakchi, which used to stand on this site. The Bayi Zanchen bridge crosses the Nyang-chu or

here. Following the tranquil liberation of Tibet in 1951, the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...

commenced the construction of roads and bridges, establishing cities in the region. Consequently, people from the surrounding areas gradually relocated, and "Lhabagar" evolved into a significant transportation center in

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. To honor the contributions of the PLA, the residents of Linzhi transformed this location into Bayi New Village, which subsequently evolved into Bayi Town ("Bayi" signifies the anniversary of the establishment of the People's Liberation Army). 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 climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring c ...

with monsoonal influences (Köppen ''Cwb''). Precipitation is abundant compared to other areas in Tibet and the area around Bayi is covered with trees.

Footnotes

References

*Buckley, Michael and Robert Strauss. (1986). ''Tibet: A Survival Kit''. Lonely Planet, St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia. . *Dorje, Gyume. (1999).'' Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan''. 2nd Edition. Footprint Handbooks, Bath, England. .
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External links

Photos of Bayi at ''Panoramio''

Hudong Encyclopedia
{{Authority control Populated places in Nyingchi Township-level divisions of Tibet Subdistricts of the People's Republic of China

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