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Baiyü County
Baiyü County ( or Pelyül) () is a county in far western Sichuan, China on the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Administrative divisions * Jianshe Town (建设镇) * Jinsha Township (金沙乡) * Ronggai Township (绒盖乡) * Zhangdu Township (章都乡) * Marong Township (麻绒乡) * Hepo Township (河坡乡) * Rejia Township (热加乡) * Denglong Township (登龙乡) * Zengke Township (赠科乡) * Acha Township (阿察乡) * Maqiong Township (麻邛乡) * Liaoxi Township (辽西乡) * Nata Township (纳塔乡) * Anzi Township (安孜乡) * Gaiyu Township (盖玉乡) * Shama Township (沙马乡) * Shanyan Township (山岩乡) Climate Monasteries The Palyul Monastery is located in Baiyü County as is the Yarchen Monastery and Katok Monastery Katok Monastery (, THL ''Katok Dorjé Den''), also transliterated as Kathok or Kathog Monastery, was founded in 1159 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County (People's Republic Of China)
Counties ( zh, t=縣, s=县, hp=Xiàn), formally county-level divisions, are found in the Administrative divisions of China#County level, third level of the administrative hierarchy in Provinces of China, Provinces and Autonomous regions of China, Autonomous regions and the second level in Direct-controlled municipality#People's Republic of China, municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous county, autonomous counties, county-level city, county-level cities, Banners of Inner Mongolia, banners, Banners of Inner Mongolia#Autonomous banner, autonomous banners and District (China)#City districts, City districts. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. The term ''xian'' is sometimes translated as "district" or "prefecture" when put in the context of History of China, Chinese history. History ''Xian'' have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katok Monastery
Katok Monastery (, THL ''Katok Dorjé Den''), also transliterated as Kathok or Kathog Monastery, was founded in 1159 and is one of the "Six Mother Monasteries" in Tibet of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, built after Samye Monastery. It is located in Payul (Chinese Baiyu County), Karze Prefecture ( Garze Prefecture), Sichuan, China, known as Kham. Description Katok Monastery is located 4,000m above sea level on the eastern flanks of a mountain range in Baiyu County, Garze, Sichuan. The entire monastery complex is approximately 700m above the valley floor and is accessed by a dirt road containing 18 hairpin turns. The nearest town is Horpo (), 17 km to the north. History Katok is a famous early Nyingma monastery which grew to include numerous branch monasteries within the Do Kham region and beyond. It is also credited as influencing the spread of the Nyingma monasteries known of as the "Six Mother Monasteries". Padmasambhava, or Guru Rinpoche, spent 25 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarchen Gar
Yarchen Gar (), officially known as "Yaqên Orgyän Temple" (), is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Nyingma school, with an educational institute and residential community in western Sichuan, China. The majority of its Tibetan and Chinese residents are nuns, leading to it being called the "City of Nuns". By the end of 2019, more than half of their residences had been demolished by Chinese authorities. Location and history Yarchen Gar lies 4000m above sea level in an isolated valley of Pelyul County, west of Chengdu in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, known as Kham. At its height, its sangha of an estimated 10,000 nuns, monks and lay practitioners was considered the largest concentration of monastics in the world. The monastery is dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan Buddhist culture after the Cultural Revolution. The nuns at Yarchen Gar are also known for their practice of Tummo in the winter, in individual retreat cabins on the hillsides. Demolitions and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palyul
Palyul Monastery (), also known as Palyul Namgyal Jangchub Choling Monastery and sometimes romanized as Pelyul Monastery, is one of the "Six Mother Monasteries" of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded in 1665 by Rigzin Kunzang Sherab in Dege, on the eastern edge of Tibet in Kham, a town in today's Baiyü County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China's Sichuan province. The monastery is the seat of the Nam Chö Terma of Terton Migyur Dorje. Drubwang Padma Norbu (Penor Rinpoche) was the 11th throneholder of the Palyul lineage. Upon his mahaparinirvana in March, 2009, Karma Kuchen Rinpoche became the 12th throneholder. Namdroling Monastery in Bylakuppe, India, is where the current throneholder to the Palyul lineage has resided since exile from Tibet during Chinese annexation. Dzogchen Lineage of Palyul * Chöku Kuntuzangpo ( Dharmakaya Samantabhadra) * Drugpa Dorjé Changchen (Vajradhara) * Dorje Sempa ( Vajrasattva) * Thugjé Chenpo Chen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shama Township, Sichuan , a traditional garment worn by men ...
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Nata Township, Sichuan
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Liaoxi Township, Sichuan
Liaoxi () was a former province in Northeast China, located in what is now part of Liaoning and Jilin provinces. It existed from 1949 to 1954, and its capital was Jinzhou Jinzhou (, ), formerly Chinchow, is a coastal prefecture-level city in central-west Liaoning province, China. It is a geographically strategic city located in the Liaoxi Corridor, which connects most of the land transports between North Chin .... Administrative division References {{coord missing, China Former provinces of China 1954 disestablishments in China 1949 establishments in China History of Liaoning History of Jilin States and territories established in 1949 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
