Decha Township, Yajiang County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Dechai Township

Decha township is a township under the jurisdiction of Yajiang County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Located in the southwest of the county, 110 kilometers away from the county. It covers an area of 624.22 square kilometers and has a population of 1768 (2017). It has five village committees: dechai, zhongdechai, xiadechai, LV and Buzi.

Decha township is a pure animal husbandry Township, mainly raising cattle, sheep and horses, with cattle, mutton, fur and other livestock products.

Historical evolution

In 1958, it set up dechai Township, changed to dechai commune in 1973, and resumed dechai Township in 1984.

Biological resources

In 2005, a team of 20 scientists from eight countries came here to conduct a four-day rapid biodiversity survey. In just four days, 104 species of birds belonging to 10 orders, 28 families were recorded here. Not only are there many kinds of animals, but the incredible trust of animals in people is amazing. White eared pheasant and blood pheasant forage quietly on the roadside. They don't leave until someone comes to them. All kinds of large and medium-sized mammals that are hard to see in other places, such as maoguan deer, forest musk deer, red musk deer and rock sheep, can meet here unexpectedly. The local Tibetans strictly abide by the tradition of not killing animals and take good care of the surrounding animals, providing a refuge for the survival and reproduction of wild animals.