Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, with its capital in Yushu City, is one of the eight prefecture-level administrative regions of Qinghai, meaning "ruins" in Tibetan, and is the first ethnic minority autonomous prefecture in Qinghai Province and the second in China. With a total area of 267,000 square kilometers, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture has 1 city and 5 counties: Yushu City, Chengduo County, Nangqian County, Zaduo County, Zhiduo County, Qumalai County, and Yushu City, where the Prefecture People's Government is located. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture was 425199. In 2022, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture achieved a gross domestic product (GDP) of 7.23 billion yuan. The vehicle licence code is Blue G.
Map of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Yushu was used as a breeding land for Xiqiang yaks in ancient times, and during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, it belonged to the Subi Kingdom. Sui, called the "women's country", before and after the Sui Dynasty, it was the jurisdiction of the two kingdoms of Subi and Domi. In the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, the heads of the Yushu tribes were awarded to the Qinghai Mongolian and Shuote departments as Zhutaiji; the Qing Dynasty was under the direct jurisdiction of the Qinghai Minister, and it was the territory of a thousand households in Nangqian, and there were hundreds of independent tribes such as Chang. In October 1949, the Office of the Special Commissioner of the Military and Political Commission of the Qinghai Provincial People's Liberation Army in Yushu was established. In 1962, Jiangnan County was abolished and merged into Yushu County, Tianhe County was abolished and merged into two counties, Chengduo and Qumalai, and Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture had jurisdiction over six counties, including Yushu (stationed in Jiegu), Chengduo (stationed in Zhoujun), Nangqian (stationed in Xiangda), Zaduo (stationed in Yuri), Zhiduo (stationed in Jiaji Bologe), and Qumalai (stationed in Sewugou). On July 3, 2013, with the approval of the State Council, it was agreed to abolish Yushu County and establish a county-level Yushu City, with the administrative area of the former Yushu County as the administrative area of Yushu City. Yushu City is under the jurisdiction of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Map of the political region of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
It is connected to Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the north, and the border line is 724 kilometers long. It borders Xinjiang Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest, with a border line of 180 kilometers. It is interconnected with Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the east, and the border line is 240.6 kilometers long. It is adjacent to Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province in the southeast, with a border line of 176 kilometers. It is bordered by Changdu and Nagqu in the Tibet Autonomous Region in the southwest, and the Qinghai-Tibet border is 2,385.85 kilometers long. The rivers in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture are divided into internal rivers and outflow rivers. The inland rivers are mainly distributed in the northwest and are centripetal water systems, and the rivers are relatively short and flow to inland lakes. There are three major river systems of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River, with a total basin area of 237,960.7 square kilometers.
Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is bordered by the Kunlun Mountains and Bayankala Mountains in the north, the Tanggula Mountains in the south, the mountains and valleys of western Sichuan in the east, and the Northern Tibet Plateau in the west, and is the birthplace of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River. The general topography is held hostage by two mountains, high in the north and south, low in the middle, high in the west and low in the east. The whole state spans four geomorphological areas: the high plain area of the source of the Yangtze River, the high mountainous area of Tanggula Mountain, the original area of Bayankala Mountain and the high mountainous area of Kunlun Jishi, which are dominated by the former three areas. The glacial edge landform is extremely developed, accounting for more than 70% of the total area, and the freeze-thaw effect is strong.
Yushu City
- Yushu City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, is located in the southwest of Qinghai Province, the easternmost part of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. "Yushu" is a Tibetan transliteration, which means "ruins". In the eighteenth year of the Republic of China (1929), Yushu County was established. The average altitude of the territory is 4493.4 meters, the terrain is mainly mountainous plateau, and Tongtian River, Zhaqu and Baqu flow through the territory of Yushu City. The climate is cold, the annual temperature difference is small, the daily temperature difference is large, and it is a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral city with animal husbandry as the mainstay and agriculture and animal husbandry combined. Yushu City is bordered by the mountains of western Sichuan in the east, the northern section of the Hengduan Mountains in the south, the main body of the plateau in the west, and the Tongtian River in the north. Straddling the Yangtze River and the Lancang River system, the terrain is towering and the terrain is complex. It forms the backbone of the terrain by the remnants of the Tanggula Mountain, which traverses the middle of the county from east to west, winds and turns, forms a dendritic mountain, and is the watershed of the two major cities. It is located in the east of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region to the east and southeast, Nangqian County to the southwest, Zaduo County to the west, Zhiduo County to the northwest, Qumalai, Chengduo County and Sichuan Province to the north and northeast. It is 189.5 kilometers wide from east to west and 194.3 kilometers from north to south. With a total area of 15,700 square kilometers, Yushu City has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 2 towns and 5 townships: Jiegu Street, Xihang Street, Tashike Street, Xinzhai Street, Longbao Town, Xialaxiu Town, Zhongda Township, Batang Township, Xiaosumang Township, Shanglaxiu Township and Anchong Township, and the Municipal People's Government is located at No. 25, Gesaran Lane, Jiegu Street. As of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Yushu City was 141308. In 2021, Yushu City achieved a gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.961 billion yuan.
Called many counties
- Chengduo County, which belongs to Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, is located in the central part of Qinghai Province. It is bordered by Qumalai County in the north and west, Shiqu County in Sichuan Province in the southeast, and Yushu County across the Tianhe River in the southwest. The territory is 160.25 kilometers wide from east to west and 209.25 kilometers long from north to south. The whole terrain of Chengduo County is mountainous, there are beaches between them, Tongtian River is cut into deep valleys from the southwest, and many small rivers are also cut into no valleys in many places, from the perspective of Chengduo County, it is gradually inclined from the northwest direction to the southeast, forming a mountain basin with low middle and high and undulating around. It is said that many counties belong to the cold temperate continental monsoon climate, with a large temperature difference between morning and evening, windy in spring, mild and rainy in summer, cool in autumn and long in winter. The overall temperature is low, with an average annual of -1.6°C and a short frost-free period of about 93-126 days. The total area of the jurisdiction is about 15,300 square kilometers, and Chengduo County has jurisdiction over 4 towns and 3 townships: Chengwen Town, Xiewu Town, Qingshuihe Town, Zhaduo Town, Gaduo Township, Labu Township, Zhenqin Township, and the government is called Wen Town. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of many counties was 68,800. In 2022, it will be said that many counties will achieve a gross regional product (GDP) of 768 million yuan.
Nangqian County
- Nangqian County, belonging to Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, is located in the southernmost part of Qinghai Province, southeast of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, adjacent to Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the north, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the east, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast, and Tongchang City and Nagqu City in the south and southwest. It is 157.5 kilometers long from east to west and 130.5 kilometers wide from north to south. "Nangqian" means "inner great minister", which is the name of the official in the Tibetan period. According to the genealogy of King Nangqian, it is recorded that the descendants of the Zhu family, Zhiwa Alu, together with his family and some of his subjects, moved from the mountainous area of Kangding in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province to the south of Yushu. Nangqian County is located in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, bordering the Hengduan Mountains in the south and the main body of the plateau in the north. The four parallel branches of the Tanggula Mountains strike from northwest to southeast to form the overall inclined topographic framework. The northwest is high and gentle, generally 4500-5000 meters above sea level, and belongs to the mountainous landform. With a total area of 12,700 square kilometers, Nangqian County has jurisdiction over 1 town and 9 townships: Xiangda Township, Baizha Township, Jiqu Township, Niangla Township, Maozhuang Township, Juela Township, Dongba Township, Gayang Township, Jinisai Township, Zhuxiao Township, and Xiangda Township, where the government is located. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Nangqian County was 90,307. In 2022, Nangqian County achieved a gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.197 billion yuan.
Zaduo County
- Zaduo County, belonging to Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, is located in the south of Qinghai Province and the southwest of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. There are many miscellaneous, and it was a barbaric place in Yongzhou in ancient times. In 1954, it was named Zaduo County. It has a continental monsoon climate. The average altitude of Zaduo County is 4290 meters, the terrain is high in the west and low in the east, the west is mostly flat alpine wetland grassland, and the east is mostly high mountain valleys. There are many water systems in Zaduo County, and the rivers are dense, and the larger rivers include Zhaqu, Jiequ, Dangqu, Moqu and so on. The famous international river Lancang River (Mekong River) is the source of Zhaqu, originating in the Jifu Mountain area in Zhaqing Township. The southern source of the Yangtze River originates from Dangqu at the foot of Baozhari Mountain in Jieduo Township, eastern section of the Tanggula Mountains. The total area of the jurisdiction is 30,161 square kilometers, and Zaduo County has jurisdiction over 1 town and 7 townships: Sahuteng Township, Angsai Township, Jieduo Township, Sulu Township, Chadan Township, Moyun Township, Zhaqing Township, Ado Township, and the county people's government is located in Sahuteng Township. As of November 2021, Zaduo County has a total population of 72,300. In 2022, Zaduo County will achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.548 billion yuan.
Zhiduo County
- Zhiduo County belongs to Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province. Zhiduo, which means "source area of the Yangtze River" in Tibetan, is known as "the first county of the Yangtze River". It is located in the southwest of Qinghai Province, in the central and western part of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and is bordered by Xinjiang and Tibet Autonomous Region in the west. The county seat is located in Gajibologg (in the territory of the township of Colorful Colors). The county is bordered by Yushu County in the east, Haixi Prefecture in the west, Qumalai County and Haixi Prefecture in the north, and Zaduo County in the south. The terrain of Zhiduo County is towering, the terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast, the average altitude is more than 4500 meters, the altitude is from 6860 meters on the top of the Bukada Banfeng to 3850 meters along the Tongtian River in the east of the county, the height difference is 3010 meters, the Kunlun Mountains stretch to the north, the Ulan Wula Mountains traverse the south, and the Hoh Xili Mountains cross the central and western regions. The average annual temperature of Zhiduo County is -0.3 °C, the annual precipitation is 397 mm, the sunshine is sufficient, and the radiation is strong. The cold season lasts for nearly 10 months, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, which is a typical plateau continental climate. There are many rivers and lakes in Zhiduo County, and most of the rivers belong to the Yangtze River water system, mainly including Tongtian River (Yangtze River), Dangqu, Yaqu, Hoh Xili Lake, Sun Lake, Xijin Wulan Lake, etc. The total area of the jurisdiction is 80,642 square kilometers, and Zhiduo County has jurisdiction over 1 town and 5 townships: Jiajibolo Town, Duocai Township, Suojia Township, Zhahe Township, Zhiqu Township, Lixin Township, and the government is located in Jiajibolo Township. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Zhiduo County was 34,496. In 2022, Zhiduo County will achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) of 874 million yuan.
Qumalai County
- Qumalai County belongs to Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province. It is located in the southwest of Qinghai Province, in the north of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, at the southern foot of Kunlun Mountain, and on the north bank of the Tongtian River. The western section of the north is the main vein of Kunlun Mountain, the eastern section is bounded by Arak Lake and Hongshuichuan and Golmud City and Dulan County, the northeast is adjacent to Zhaling Lake and Maduo County, and the west is bordered by Hoh Xili, the southeast is adjacent to Chengduo County, the south is separated by Yushu City and Zhiduo County across the Tianhe River, and the Qinghai-Tibet Highway and Qinghai-Tibet Railway are connected to the Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve in the west. Qumalai is named after the Quma River (Chumaer River) and Laiyang Beach in the county, which means "red river, wide beach". Qumalai County, the territory across the Tongtian River (Yangtze River), the Yellow River two major water systems, the northwest of the county border is a wide valley beach, the territory is vast, the southeast is heavy mountains and mountains, the average altitude in the county is more than 4500 meters, of which the county seat is 4226 meters above sea level. The territory is interspersed with high mountains, basins and tidal areas, and the main mountain ranges are Kunlun Mountain, Bayan Kala Mountain, Hoh Xili, and Dongwula Mountain. The rivers in Qumalai County are vertical and horizontal, the lakes are scattered, the surface water flow is extremely rich, and the main stream branches of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, such as the Chumaer River, the Sewu River, and the ancient Zongliequ, are criss-crossed and integrated. The total area of the jurisdiction is 52,446 square kilometers (including part of Hoh Xili), and Qumalai County has 1 town and 5 townships: Yougai Township, Bagan Township, Qiuzhi Township, Yege Township, Maduo Township, Qumahe Township, and the county people's government is located at No. 50 Huanghe Road, Yougai Town. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Qumalai County was 33,170. In 2022, Qumalai County will achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) of 879 million yuan.
Map of the political region of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture