Rilang Township, Jiangzi County, Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region

Rilang Township

Jiangzi County governs the township. In February 1987, when the district was withdrawn and the township was merged, Lang village of the former Jianshe Township and Longma township was merged into rilang township. Located in the east of the middle of the county, 30 kilometers away from the county. It covers an area of 204.33 square kilometers and has a population of 1385 (2017). There are roads to Lhasa and the county. It has five village committees, namely, Kal, suoqing, Qimi, Songshu and Lang villages. Mainly agriculture, agriculture and animal husbandry, planting highland barley, rape, yak, sheep, etc.

brief introduction

It is located in the south of Tibet Autonomous Region, the east of Xigaze city and the upper reaches of the Nianchu river. Because the Nianchu river flows through here, people in history called the Jiangzi area "Nian". Subordinate to Shigatse, the county government in Gyangze. Because it is located in Sakya, Shigatse, Yadong pass to Lhasa, the land is rich, so it has long been a gathering place for Buddhists, merchants and tourists. The county is located between the Gangdise mountains and the Himalayas, high in the north and south. Both sides of the Nianchu River are canyon areas, with the highest altitude of 7191 meters. It belongs to the plateau temperate semi-arid monsoon climate zone, with abundant and concentrated rainfall in summer, warm and humid, dry and cold in winter, strong solar radiation, large daily temperature difference and small annual temperature difference. Famous and special products mainly include card mat, carpet, tapestry and women's gold hat. Pala manor is in its territory. The ancient city of Gyangze is another heroic city. In 1904, the army and people of Gyangze wrote a heroic chapter here to resist foreign aggression and defend the territory and sovereignty of the motherland. Up to now, the fort still retains the fort of anti British.

Geography and climate

Located between the Gangdise mountains and the Himalayas, the terrain is high in the north and south, low in the middle and West, with an average altitude of about 4000 meters. Both sides of the Nianchu River are canyon areas, with the highest altitude of 7191 meters. It belongs to the plateau temperate semi-arid monsoon climate zone, with distinct dry and wet seasons, abundant and concentrated rainfall in summer, warm and humid, dry and cold in winter, sufficient sunshine, strong solar radiation, large daily temperature difference and small annual temperature difference, and short frost free period. The annual sunshine hours are 3189.8 hours, the annual frost free period is about 110 days, and the annual precipitation is 291.1 mm. Natural disasters mainly include drought, mountain torrents, wind, frost, hail and so on.

economic structure

It is dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry. With fertile land and convenient irrigation conditions, Jiangzi county is a commodity grain production base in Tibet and an advanced water conservancy County in China. The main crops are highland barley, winter wheat, spring wheat, pea, rape and so on. It mainly raises yak, yak, cattle, horse, sheep, goat, donkey, mule, etc.