Xinlong County (; ) is a county in the west of
Sichuan Province
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
, China. It is under the administration of the
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, often shortened to Ganzi Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture in the western arm of Sichuan province, China, bordering Yunnan to the south, the Tibet Autonomous Region to the west, and Gansu to the nor ...
.
Xinlong County is part of historical region of
Nyarong Nyarong (; ) is a Tibetan historical river valley region located in Eastern Kham. It is generally equated with modern Xinlong County, which is called Nyarong in Tibetan, though the traditional region also includes parts of Litang County and Baiy ...
.
Jazi (Nyarong Jazi Gon; Jazi Gon Sangngak Dechen Choling; gya bzi dgon, gya dgon, ja bzi dgon gsang sngags bde chen chos gling; ) is a
Nyingma
Nyingma (literally 'old school') is the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. It is also often referred to as ''Ngangyur'' (, ), "order of the ancient translations". The Nyingma school is founded on the first lineages and transl ...
monastery in Xilong County that was founded in 1866. Jazi Amnye Drodul Pema Garwang Lingpa (1901–1975) studied here as a young boy, before going to
Tromge Monastery.
Towns and townships
* Rulong Town (茹龙镇)
* Dagai Town (大盖镇)
* Larima Town (拉日马镇)
* Shadui Township (沙堆乡)
* Le'an Township (乐安乡)
* Ronglu Township (绕鲁乡)
* Sewei Township (色威乡)
* Jialaxi Township (甲拉西乡)
* Bomei Township (博美乡)
* Youlaxi Township (尤拉西乡)
* Zituoxi Township (子拖西乡)
* Heping Township (和平乡)
* Luogu Township (洛古乡)
* Xionglongxi Township (雄龙西乡)
* Mari Township (麻日乡)
* Tongxiao Township (通霄乡)
* Youyi Township (友谊乡)
* Pica Township (皮擦乡)
* Yanduo Township (银多乡)
Climate
References
Populated places in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
County-level divisions of Sichuan
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