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Garzê or Ganzi (Chinese: 甘孜; pinyin: Gānzī; Tibetan: དཀར་མཛེས, Wylie: dkar mdzes, THL: kar dzé; Kandze),[2] is a town and county seat in Garzê County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. Despite Garzê Prefecture being named after the town, the prefecture capital is Kangding, 365 km to the southeast. As of 2010, Garzê was home to 16,920 inhabitants. Garzê is an ethnic Tibetan township and is located in the historical Tibetan region of Kham. It contains the 15th century Kandze Monastery, home to over 500 Gelugpa monks.[3]

Garzê
Township
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Chinese characters甘孜
 • PinyinGānzī
Tibetan transcription(s)
 • Tibetanདཀར་མཛེས་
 • Wylie transliterationdkar mdzes
View of Garzê from the north
Garzê
Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°38′4″N 99°59′7″E
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
PrefectureGarzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
CountyGarzê County
Population
 (2010)[1]
16,920
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)

Geography


The suspension bridge across the Yalong River
The suspension bridge across the Yalong River

Garzê lies in the large Garzê valley at 3390 metres above sea level and is surrounded by rocky terrain and mountains.[4] The Yalong River's tributary Rongcha River passes through the town from north to south.




References



Citations


  1. City Population. "Gānzī Zhèn (Gānzī Xiàn)". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. Dorje (1999), p. 496.
  3. Mayhew and Kohn (2005), p. 254.
  4. "Ganzi". Chinadiscover.net. Retrieved December 11, 2009.

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