Xiahe County

Xiahe (Chinese: 夏河; pinyin: Xiàhé; Tibetan: བསང་ཆུ་, Wylie: bsang chu, ZYPY: Sangqu ) is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province, the People's Republic of China, bordering Qinghai province to the west. It is home to the famed Labrang Tibetan Buddhist monastery, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction. The county was named Xiahe in 1928, after the Daxia River that flows through its territory.

Xiahe school (note mottos in English, Chinese, and Tibetan)
near Sangke, Gansu Province
Xiahe County

夏河县
County
Labrang Monastery
Xiahe County (red) within Gannan Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates (Xiahe County government): 35°12′09″N 102°31′18″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Autonomous prefectureGannan
Area
 • Total6,274 km2 (2,422 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total89,800
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
747100
Websitewww.xiahe.gov.cn

History

Xiahe (Sangqu) used to be part of Qinghai when it was under the control of Chinese Muslim General Ma Qi.[1] It was the site of bloody battles between Muslim and Tibetan forces.[2][3][4]

Location

Xiahe (Sangqu) is found in the southern portion of Gansu province, along the western border with Qinghai province. It lies along the Daxia and Zhao rivers. It is on the northeast edge of the Tibetan Plateau. The average elevation is 2900 to 3100 m with the highest being 4636 m and lowest is 2160 m.

Name

The name (both Chinese and Tibetan), which literally means, "Xia River" refers to the Daxia River which runs through the county.

Administrative Divisions

Towns:[5][6]

Townships:

Other areas:

  • Xiahe County Seed Station (夏河), Xiahe County Jisi General Station (夏河县机饲总站), Xiahe County Sangke Sheep Farm (夏河县桑科种羊场)

See also

References
  1. Frederick Roelker Wulsin, Joseph Fletcher, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, National Geographic Society (U.S.), Peabody Museum of Salem (1979). Mary Ellen Alonso (ed.). China's inner Asian frontier: photographs of the Wulsin expedition to northwest China in 1923 : from the archives of the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, and the National Geographic Society (illustrated ed.). The Museum : distributed by Harvard University Press. p. 49. ISBN 0-674-11968-1. Retrieved 2010-06-28.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Dean King (2010). Unbound: A True Story of War, Love, and Survival (illustrated ed.). Hachette Digital, Inc. ISBN 978-0-316-16708-6. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  3. Paul Hattaway (2004). Peoples of the Buddhist world: a Christian prayer diary. William Carey Library. p. 4. ISBN 0-87808-361-8. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  4. Gary Geddes (2008). Kingdom of Ten Thousand Things: An Impossible Journey from Kabul to Chiapas (illustrated ed.). Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4027-5344-2. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  5. 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：夏河县 [2018 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Xiahe County]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019. 统计用区划代码 名称 623027100000 拉卜楞镇 623027101000 王格尔塘镇 623027102000 阿木去乎镇 623027103000 桑科镇 623027104000 甘加镇 623027105000 麻当镇 623027106000 博拉镇 623027107000 科才镇 623027202000 达麦乡 623027204000 曲奥乡 623027205000 唐尕昂乡 623027206000 扎油乡 623027208000 吉仓乡 623027400000 夏河县种子站 623027401000 夏河县机饲总站 623027402000 夏河县桑科种羊场
  6. 夏河简介 (in Chinese). Xiahe County People's Government. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2019. 2011年末辖拉卜楞、王格尔塘、阿木去乎3个镇，桑科、甘加、达麦、麻当、曲奥、唐尕昂、扎油、吉仓、博拉、科才10个乡，4个社区，共65个村委会、438个村民小组。


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