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The Nyang River (; ; also transliterated as Niyang or Nanpan) is a major river in south-west
Comprehensive Development of Agriculture in Niyang River Valley
Beijing Office of the People's Government of Tibet Autonomous Region, visited August 4, 2007
The Nyang River (; ; also transliterated as Niyang or Nanpan) is a major river in south-west Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...
and the second largest tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the Yarlung Tsangpo River
The Yarlung Tsangpo, also called Yarlung Zangbo () and Yalu Zangbu River () is a river that flows through the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and Arunachal Pradesh of India. It is the longest river of Tibet and the fifth longest in China. The u ...
by discharge.Geography
The Nyang has a length of 307.5 km and originates at 5,000 meters above the sea level from the Cuomuliangla in the Goikarla Rigyu, west of the Mila Mountain. The river joins the Yarlung Tsangpo in Cemeng,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 ...
, 2,580 meters below its source. Its largest tributary is the Ba River. It flows past the town of Bayi where it is crossed by the Bayi Zanchen bridge.
The Nyang River valley has an area of 24,800 km2, including 175,700 mǔ (117 km2) of cultivated land, 209,800 mǔ (140 km2) of usable wasteland, 24.75 million mǔ (16,500 km2) of forestry
Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...
land, and 12 million mǔ (8,000 km2) of usable grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominance (ecology), dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes such as clover, and other Herbaceo ...
. It is also reported to contain 1,500 kinds of wild animals and plants, 310,000,000 million m³ of wood reserves and 18 million kw of hydroenergy resources.Beijing Office of the People's Government of Tibet Autonomous Region, visited August 4, 2007
See also
* Kaiyuan Changhong Bridge *List of rivers in China
Rivers that flow through China are as follows. The list is organized according to the body of water into which each river empties, beginning with the Sea of Okhotsk in the northeast, moving clockwise on a map and ending with the Arctic Ocean.
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Footnotes
References
*Dorje, Gyume. (1999).'' Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan''. 2nd Edition. Footprint Handbooks, Bath, England. . {{coord, 29.4337, N, 94.4844, E, source:wikidata, display=title Rivers of Tibet Nyingchi