Maixi Township, Ruoergai County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Maixi Township

Maixi township is located about 110km to the west of Zoige county. It is a large pure animal husbandry Township under Zoige County, with a total population of 5666 people (2017) and an area of 806.1 square kilometers.

General situation

It is located in the northwest of Ruoergai County, at the junction of Sichuan and Gansu provinces, with an average altitude of 3430 meters, an average annual temperature of 1.3 ℃ and an annual precipitation of 254.9 mm. It covers an area of 806.1 square kilometers and governs six administrative villages. It is a pure animal husbandry Township mainly based on animal husbandry. The provincial highway 313 runs across the whole territory, with more than 1060000 mu of natural grassland. It is one of the main base townships for the development of animal husbandry in Ruoergai County, known as the "hometown of Tibetan sheep"; it is rich in Cordyceps, Fritillaria, Gentiana and other precious Chinese medicinal materials, and is well-known as the "hometown of Cordyceps".

natural landscape

Maixi township is the core area of the famous Zoige wetland, where the largest and most primitive marshes in China are preserved. Among them, heiqingqiao and ondangqiao are particularly prominent. The country named them after Haman as early as 1998 and listed them as national nature reserves, covering an area of about 1665 square kilometers. In this reserve, there are national precious wild animals such as black necked Crane, yellow duck and fox. The magnificent Yellow River flows down from here, forming the famous first bend of the Yellow River in the world. Whenever summer comes, Xiaman Township becomes a paradise for tourists.

environment

Maixi township has a pure and primitive nomadic life. When summer comes, the green grassland is covered with colorful flowers. From a distance, it looks like the earth is covered with a carpet. It is more quiet against the background of blue sky and white clouds. The herdsmen's tents, cattle and sheep everywhere, and the herdsmen's singing voice from time to time make the people living here happy and peaceful.

National belief

Maixi township is a township dominated by Tibetan people. Its dialect belongs to Anduo area (in addition to Kang dialect and Wei Tibetan dialect). It is a relatively split township. Its lifestyle is mainly nomadic, with butter, milk residue, cooked highland barley powder, beef and mutton, and milk tea as the main food. The whole people believe in Tibetan Buddhism. Every day, many believers turn the Scriptures clockwise around the temple and the holy mountain. On the way to turn the Scriptures, they can see Mani stone pestles piled up with stones and clay Buddha statues with six character Mantra at any time. They can also see believers kowtowing their heads, praying for peace, peace and health of mankind Happiness. most of the people in Maixi believe in geldi temple and saichi temple in Langmusi town.

architectural style

At the junction of Xiaman Township and Maixi Township, there is a large lake, XINGCUO lake, covering an area of 1.6 square kilometers. When the flowers bloom in spring, a large number of birds come here to inhabit. Due to the serious desertification, the lake is now under serious threat.

tourist resources

What is more significant for tourism is that on a piece of land near the Yellow River in Maixi Township, there is a Buddhist pagoda built under the instruction of the 10th Panchen Lama - zongla pagoda (zongla: the Lama from zhashlunbu temple to the Sichuan Tibet Plateau). Zongla pagoda spent four years (1978-1982) on site selection and material preparation, with more than 600000 yuan. After the completion of the pagoda, it opened At the ceremony, more than ten hours of trees and plants were planted around the pagoda, making the scenery more pleasant. And the majestic Yellow River surges not far from the pagoda. Not far from the pagoda is the first ancient bridge of the Yellow River in Tibetan history. When the current of the Yellow River is low, you can clearly see the piles, nails and stones in the water.

Population data

(fifth census data) total population 5666 (2017).

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