Zhegu Town, cuomei County, Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous Region

Ancient town of Zhe

Zhegu ancient town: it belongs to cuomei County, Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous Region. It is located on the Bank of Zhegu Lake 50 kilometers north of cuomei County, 80 kilometers away from Zedang Town, Shannan city. The total population is 5178 (2017), belonging to plateau climate.

Zhegu, which means "machete" in Tibetan, is named Zhegu lake because its shape is like a machete. The lake, together with the famous mountain in Tibet, yalaxianbuxue mountain, was the place of ancient southern pilgrimage in Tibet.

brief introduction

Zhegu Town, cuomei County, Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous Region is located on the Bank of Zhegu lake, 50 kilometers north of cuomei County, 80 kilometers away from Zedang. The average altitude is 4584 meters; the town government is located in Zhegu, with an altitude of 4650 meters. The town governs five administrative villages (Zhegu village, zongzong village, zhaza village and zhuodecun), with a total of 5178 people (2017).

Environmental Science

When crossing the lugula pass, which is 4890 meters above sea level, you suddenly see a piece of grassland wetland. This is the Zhegu grassland. It was not long before we reached the ancient town of zhe with an average altitude of 4600 meters. the town is not a small one. It's well planned. There are many Tibetan dwellings made of stone, and the colorful prayer flags on the walls are fluttering in the wind.
The town is built on the edge of Zhegu lake, surrounded by the beautiful turquoise water. The lake reflects the cottage, clear and quiet, and then put on the rippled clothes of the lake, which is more light and moving. Not far away, Yala Xiangbu snow mountain is waiting for the herdsmen all the year round.
Plateau, pastoral, cattle and sheep, tent It has created a unique nomadic culture. Today's Zhegu herdsmen not only settle down in this beautiful town, but also live in spacious and bright new houses and live a new life of modern civilization. in this vast Zhegu grassland, Tibetan wild donkey, black necked Crane, yellow sheep, rock sheep, hare, eagle, yellow duck, fritillary hen and other protected animals are bred, among which Tibetan wild donkey is the most common.
There are also the majestic and magnificent snow mountains. With the change of seasons and weather, the clouds and fog are wrapped up and appear suddenly, like a beautiful woman who "still holds the Pipa and half covers her face"

Improving ecology

In 2011, in order to thoroughly improve the grassland ecological environment and build an ecological security barrier, the central government invested 2 billion yuan every year to implement rewards and subsidies for the prohibition of grassland grazing and the improvement of forage and livestock varieties in pastoral areas. "This is our herdsman's Grassland and our hometown. Without grassland, there will be no home. It should be our duty to protect grassland." Zhegu herdsmen were deeply touched. several responsible environmental sanitation teams have been set up in Zhegu Town, the responsible area and responsible person have been defined, and the "Three Guarantees" system has been implemented.
"In addition, the measures of forbidding grazing, rotational grazing and resting grazing have played a positive role in protecting and improving the fragile ecological environment to a certain extent." In particular, since the implementation of grass supplement work in the autonomous region, it has played a positive role in promoting environmental protection. The practice of people voluntarily reducing the stocking of livestock has played a significant positive role in reducing the burden of grassland.
In 2015, the graceful Yala Xiangbu snow mountain can be seen in the ancient town of Zhe. When you look down, you can see the wind blowing grass, cattle and sheep, blue sky and white clouds reflected by the lake water, and wild animals can be seen everywhere.

Herder's Day

On September 1, the first "Zhegu herdsman's Day" in Shannan was opened. The ancient town of Zhe is about 80 kilometers away from Zedang. The road from qiongjie to Zhegu is under construction. Our car is driving hard on the gravel road. Our correspondent joked that this is a road "too painful to live", and we can't see the end from afar. Just when we were very tired, the car went over a hill and suddenly opened up. A piece of grassland jumped into our view - this is the Zhegu grassland