Garzê County
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Garzê County is one of the 18 subdivisions of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
, Sichuan
province, China. The Yalong River
passes just south of the town Garzê, also known as Ganzi, the capital town of the county, which has some 9,000 inhabitants (2008), many of them ethnic Tibetans, and is famous for its Tibetan lamasery. Historically, it is part of the Tibetan cultural region and province of Khamba. It lies on the northern section of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway.
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Kangding . It is sometimes spelled as "Kardze" by non-government sources....
, Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
province, China. The Yalong River
Yalong River
The Nyag Qu or Yalong River, also called Ya-lung River is an 822 mile long river in the Sichuan province of southern China. It flows into the Yangtze River along the border with Yunnan. It is a tributary of the Yangtze River...
passes just south of the town Garzê, also known as Ganzi, the capital town of the county, which has some 9,000 inhabitants (2008), many of them ethnic Tibetans, and is famous for its Tibetan lamasery. Historically, it is part of the Tibetan cultural region and province of Khamba. It lies on the northern section of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway.
Transport
- China National Highway 317China National Highway 317China National Highway 317 runs broadly west to east from Chengdu, Sichuan to Naqu, Tibet. It is 2,028 kilometres in length.- Route and distance:...