Rujiao Township, Saga County, Xigaze City, Tibet Autonomous Region

Rujiao Township

It is located in the southwest of Tibet Autonomous Region, south of Gangdise mountain and upper reaches of Yarlung Zangbo River. In the 14th century A.D., the Pazhu regime established "sagadun bazong" here. Before liberation, there were two genres, the East and the west, namely monks and customs, which were directly appointed by the gaxia government from Drepung temple, sera temple and Jokhang Temple. In April 1960, Saga County People's government was formally established.

Rujiao Xiang, Saga County, Xigaze City, Tibet, is one of the seven townships in one town of Saga county. It was built in April 1961. Located in the middle of the county, 30 kilometers away from the county government. It covers an area of 1810.51 square kilometers and has a population of 1120 (2017). It has jurisdiction over four village committees, namely, kabugu, gaqiong and chalangkongre.

resources

It is rich in natural resources, vast grassland, with a total area of 39.75 million mu. Animal husbandry is relatively developed, cattle and sheep flock, and water and grass are abundant. It has been known as a "beautiful place" since ancient times. There are a lot of Compositae, Gramineae and herbaceous plants. There is only one kind of evergreen coniferous and shrubbery (commonly known as Pinus creeping), which is rich in resources and covers an area of 2.74 million mu. The wild animal resources mainly include: wild yak, wild donkey, Tibetan antelope, rock sheep, yellow goat, red deer, Zhangzi, grey rabbit, lynx, bear, clouded leopard, marmot, pika, hot spring snake, Schizothorax dentatus, double bearded and heavy lipped fish, striped belly fish, Tibetan crane, snow chicken, vulture, wild crow, wild water duck, etc. Rich in mineral resources, mainly iron, copper, lead, gold, nitrate, sulfur, granite, crystal stone, stone carbon and other minerals. There are more than 10 rivers with a total length of 5000 km. Among them, the Yaluzang river originates from Zhongba, a neighboring county, and flows through saxian County for 320 km. In addition, there are more than 10 small lakes and 6 geothermal hot springs.

customs

There are many kinds of Tibetan costumes in SA area. The main types are: Luoba: Fur jacket made of sheep's skin. Generally, leopard skin is used as the collar, black lamp velvet is used as the edge, and there are also those made of Minzhu or otter skin. It works: it is common to sew all kinds of tops in agricultural and pastoral areas. Quba: a summer wide shirt sewn with Quba, which can keep away from rain and wind. Charo: a fur jacket made of lambskin. Belt: generally 3-4 meters long, usually made of cloth, Festival made of silk belt, mainly in blue, red, yellow, rose and other colors. shoes and socks: wear leather shoes sewn with cow hide and socks hand knitted with wool. Hat: wear fox fur hat in autumn and winter, and woollen cap in spring and summer. decoration: Women's braids are made of coral, pearls, jadeite, ivory and turquoise. They wear a belt with delicate silver hooks on the right side and sun moon shaped silver products on the left side. Women usually use necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets and other decorations, mostly gold and silver products. Men like to wear knives around the waist and wear rings. Tibetan clothing is simple and luxurious. In ordinary days, the clothes are simple. In autumn and winter, they usually wear sheepskin jacket to keep warm, wear-resistant and resist stolen goods. In summer, they usually wear "easy", cool and suitable, light and convenient. Festival, dress up, wear accessories, show the grand atmosphere of the festival

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