Rawu (also known as Rawok) is the name of a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

in Baxoi County, Qamdo Prefecture, part of the

Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China in Southwest China. It was overlayed on the traditional Tibetan regions of ...

of China. It is at an altitude of . The modern town (population about 2,900) of about 20 shops and hotels services the loggers and nearby military base.

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The town of Rawu is quite close to the original Tibetan village. To the southeast of the village is a large chorten and a small temple overlooking the Ngan-tso or Ranwu Lake, which is surrounded by snow-capped peaks and forests. It is , and consists of two sections connected by a small stream, is said to be Eastern Tibet's largest lake and attracts many tourists. There are small villages on both shores. The second lake, known as Rawak tso, is from the town. The main industry other than tourism is logging.Buckley, Michael and Strauss, Robert. ''Tibet: a travel survival kit'', p. 217. (1986) Lonely Planet Publications, Victoria, Australia. .

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