Pali town, Yadong County, Xigaze City, Tibet Autonomous Region

Parry town

Yadong County, Xigaze City, Tibet Autonomous Region, the people's Republic of China.

Pagrizhen: in the middle of Yadong County, Tibet, it is the boundary zone between the north and South topography of Yadong county. Known as "the highest city in the world", it is also a prosperous ancient city in southern Tibet. This beautiful holy city is often mentioned in many famous poems and songs. Located in Yadong County, just south of Tibet Autonomous Region of China and among the Himalayas, chuomorali peak (7314 meters above sea level) is known by local believers as holy mountain of Notre Dame, and the Pali basin at the southwest foot, with a population of 2611 (2017).

The altitude is about 4300 meters and the area is 425.48 square kilometers. Surrounded by mountains, most of the houses here are traditional stone and wood structures of Tibetan nationality, which are neat and uniform. Compared with other places, they are more solemn and gorgeous. Lhasa Yadong highway (a large section of Lhasa City Road to Bhutan) passes through here.

administrative division

Yadong County, Xigaze City, Tibet Autonomous Region.

Town landforms

Pali town is located on an open, grayish yellow dam on the Himalayan ridge, with rows of earth and stone structures. In a sense, Pali lies on the North-South boundary of the Himalayas. The 46 km journey from Pali to Sima Town, where Yadong county government is located, is almost downhill. The valley is deep and the river flows south. as we go south, the altitude is getting lower and lower, and the warm wind blowing from the Indian Ocean is coming. The air is getting moist, and the vegetation is getting richer and richer. Only those who have experienced the torment of dryness and lack of oxygen can really feel the value of rain, fog and green. The road winds south along the Yadong River Valley. the rapids of the stream can be learned by clearing the tracks. The mountains stand high and the clouds cover them. The trees are lush. Mountain stream from time to time fly out of the waterfall like white practice. Hillside green grass, wild flowers, cattle and sheep nomadic. A school of Jiangnan scenery. Pali town is located in the south of Himalayas, 50 km west of Yadong County, 250 km away from Shigatse City, and bordering bhutan in the East. It is one of the important border towns in Shigatse region. The traffic of Pali town in Yadong county is relatively convenient, and Japan Asia highway goes directly to the middle of Pali town.

Township climate

Pali basin is located in the alpine steppe zone on the south side of the Himalayas, with an annual average temperature of - 0.2 ℃ and an extreme maximum temperature of 19.3 ℃. The annual precipitation is about 380 mm, the ice and snow melt water resources are rich, and the shrubs and meadows are developed. It is a good place to develop animal husbandry, so animal husbandry is the main.

natural resources

Pali town is rich in mineral resources, wildlife, plants and tourism resources. The plateau yak in the town is well-known both inside and outside the area; the herbal resources in the town are very rich, mainly including Cordyceps, Fritillaria, Saussurea, etc.; due to the special geographical location of Pali town, the commercial trade market has great development potential, and the trade industry will be one of the pillar industries of the town. with a total area of more than 1000 square kilometers, Pali grassland is one of the most fertile grasslands in Tibet due to the influence of warm and humid air flow in the Indian Ocean and abundant rainfall. solar energy resources are abundant, with an average annual sunshine of 2722 hours.

natural disaster

Due to the influence of geographical location and environment, the natural disasters in Pali town are more frequent. The common natural disasters include mountain torrents and debris flows in summer, avalanches and snowstorms in winter. Due to the weak disaster prevention facilities and the simple and broken system, drought and flood are very easy to cause disasters. every rainy season, the flood rises sharply, overflows and easily causes a large area of flood disaster. The flood carries a large amount of mud and sand, reduces the soil quality, reduces the cultivated land and grassland year by year, intensifies the soil erosion, seriously damages the ecological environment, and seriously threatens the life safety of the people.

Population nationality

By the end of 2011, the total population of the town was 2566. total population 2611 (2017).

Infrastructure construction

On October 24, 2016, the turnover houses of cadres and workers in Pali town, Yadong county were preliminarily accepted, with a total of 12 sets.

Culture and education

In 1956, complete primary school in Pali town, Yadong county was officially completed. In July 1999, there were more than 300 students in grade 1-6 of primary school in Pali town, Yadong county. There are 20 teachers, 18 of whom are college and secondary school students graduated from normal universities. in November 2016, Pali town government held an education and teaching commendation meeting in Pali town primary school to commend the teachers who obtained excellent results in the 2015-2016 Pali town primary school's Tibet class and the county's unified examination in the whole city and the mainland. A total of 7690 yuan was awarded, and 4300 yuan was allocated for solving one air conditioner for Pali town primary school.

Culture and sports

In November 2016, Yadong County Publicity Department organized a performing team to perform in Pali town.

Township Development

Pali town is a semi agricultural and semi pastoral area mainly based on animal husbandry. In the past, the traffic here was inconvenient and it was difficult to get in touch with the outside world. Since the reform and opening up, the roads passing through the town have guided the Pali people to Yadong County, Gyangze and Lhasa. there are 172 individual businesses in the town, and about half of the 473 households are engaged in various businesses. Li Town is only a mountain away from Bhutan. Bhutanese businessmen to do business in Pali town, as long as the town's public security department to handle simple procedures. Every spring, summer and autumn, more than 1000 Bhutanese businessmen come here. They bring fried rice, watches, herbs and other goods in exchange for hot water bottles, rubber shoes, cloth and other daily necessities. in parry, hundreds of people go over the mountains to Bhutan to engage in barter trade every year. Basan, 42, is a transportation professional. In 1990, with a loan of more than 20000 yuan, he bought an old Jiefang car to transport between Pali and Shigatse. After a few years, his family has become a well-known wealthy family. Basang bought a new Dongfeng brand car, his wife also opened a shop, a family of five people living in a new two-story building. due to the high altitude and the distance from big cities, Pali was almost isolated from the world when the mountains were snowed in winter. People could not use electricity, tap water and fresh vegetables. The town government has invested in the construction of waterworks, small hydropower stations and vegetable markets. Now the water supply pipeline has reached the front of each household's stove, and the residents have used electric lights, and 70% of the families have bought TV sets. people not only eat vegetables from Yadong and Bhutan, but also eat fresh vegetables produced locally. When night falls, parry is lit. Many people watch TV leisurely at home. From this small screen, they learn more about the outside world.

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