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Like people, the name of the city is crucial. If the city name is well-named, or has characteristics, it is easy to remember at once. Today, we will learn about a county with a very peculiar name, when you hear someone talk about it for the first time, you will even suspect that the other party is scolding you, but in fact, it is not, purely because the name of this county is too distinctive.
This county is Nyima County. I'm not wrong, its name is like cursing, so it's easy to cause misunderstanding.
Although in Chinese, Nyima County sounds like cursing, in Tibetan, Nyima means the sun, expressing the blessings of Tibetans for life.
Nyima County is a subordinate county of Nagqu City, Tibet, located in the north of the Tibet Autonomous Region and northwest of Nagqu City, located in the Great Lake Basin of the Qiangtang Plateau, with the Kunlun Mountains and the Kekexili Mountains in the north and the Gundes Mountains in the south.
Nyima County is bordered by Shigatse City in the south, Shuanghu County and Shenzha County in the east, and Gaize County in the west, with an area of 72,530 square kilometers, which is a large county in Tibet, but because the local altitude is more than 5,000 meters, the air is thin, the wind and snow, and the living conditions are relatively bad, so the population is relatively small, only more than 30,000 people.
In addition, there are no mineral resources in this place, and the terrain is mainly plateau and mountainous, it is difficult to develop planting, and economic growth is relatively slow. The locals mainly make a living from animal husbandry, raising yaks, goats, sheep, etc. in exchange for a meager income, and only took off the "poor county" hat in 2019.
Over the years, the rise of Internet culture, the word "Nima" is very popular on the Internet, and some people find that there is a place called Nima County in China, which is really amazing.
In order to satisfy curiosity, people went to Nyima County to explore, and found that the scenery of this place is quite beautiful, so word of mouth has increased the popularity of Nyima County and driven the development of local tourism.
Nyima County is rich in tourism resources, such as Snow Mountain and Dangja Yongcuo. "Dargo" and "Dangja" are ancient elephant words meaning "snowy mountain" and "lake" respectively, and in Tibet, one of them is a sacred mountain and the other is a holy lake.
It is said that when Jalyong Tso Lake can change three colors in one day, it is very magical.
Before the fifth century AD, there was a dominant tribal state on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the ancient Xiangxiong Kingdom. At its peak, its territory was vast, stretching west through Kailash in the Ali region across northern Tibet
The area around Nyima and Shenzha, the east to the area of Qamdo and Dingqing, and the ruins of the ancient Xiangxiong Palace on the east bank of Dangjayongcuo, which is also a scenic spot in Nyima County.
If you travel to Nyima County, there are some things to be aware of, because the customs of Tibetans are different from those in the interior.
For example, when walking on the road, you can see Tibetans kneeling on the ground at every turn. Please do not be surprised, let alone make mocking gestures, this is one of the most sincere ways for Tibetan Buddhist believers to worship Buddha, and it is the self-salvation of pilgrims.
If you see some cattle and sheep wearing red, yellow, and green cloth labels outdoors, try not to drive them away at will, which is a sacrifice for Tibetans to worship the gods; When entering the temple, please do not take pictures at will, as this can easily cause disgust from others.
It is often said that you should pay attention to the local customs when traveling, so as not to have fun, then it is not interesting!