Babang Township, Sichuan

Babang
八邦乡
Township
Palpung
View of traditional log homes along the Pal Chu (river) in Babang Township
View of traditional log homes along the Pal Chu (river) in Babang Township
Babang is located in Sichuan
Babang
Babang
Babang is located in China
Babang
Babang
Coordinates: 31°38′36″N 98°47′49″E / 31.64333°N 98.79694°E / 31.64333; 98.79694
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
PrefectureGarzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
CountyDêgê County
Area
[1]
 • Total
555.2 km2 (214.4 sq mi)
Elevation
3,720 m (12,200 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
2,638
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)

Babang (Tibetan: Palpung; Chinese: 八邦乡; pinyin: Bābāng Xiāng) is a rural Tibetan township in Dêgê County, Garzê Prefecture, Sichuan, China.[1] The township is primarily concentrated around the Pal Chu (Chinese: 白曲; pinyin: Bái Qū) river in the western reaches of the Chola Mountains on the east side of the Jinsha River.[2] The township contains significant remaining tracts of the Hengduan conifer forests.

Palpung Monastery

Babang is known for the 18th-century Palpung Monastery located on a ridge approximately 160 m (520 ft) above the centre of the township.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "BĀBĀNG XIĀNG". City Population. www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ McCue, Gary (2010). Trekking Tibet: A Traveler's Guide. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineer's Books. ISBN 9781594852664.
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