Qonggyai County
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Qonggyai County or Chongye (Tibetan: Template:Bo-textonly, Template:Lang-zh) is a county under jurisdiction of Shannan in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.[1]
History
Qonggyai contains the Valley of the Kings, a series of graveyard tumuli, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". south of Tsetang, Tibet, near the town of Chongye or Qonggyai on Mure Mountain. The site possesses eight large mounds of earth resembling natural hills that are believed to contain eight to ten buried Tibetan kings.[2]
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According to Tibetan tradition all the kings from Dri-gum onwards are buried at ‘Phyong-rgyas, but as the site now presents itself, there are just ten tumuli identifiable as the tombs of all the kings from Srong-brtsan-sgam-po to Khri-lde-srong-brtsan, including two princes.[3]
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Other sources, however, have indicated that there are actually nine mounds rather than eight or ten.[4] The kings believed to be buried at the site include Songtsen Gampo (the founder of the Tibetan Empire), Mangsong Mangtsen, Tridu Songtsen, Gyangtsa Laban, Me Agtsom, Trisong Detsen, Muné Tsenpo and Ralpacan.[2][5]
Qonggyai Dzong was established in mid-14th century under Phagmodrupa rule. Under the Ganden Podrang, the county was part of Lhoka Governor's (Tibetan: Template:Bo-textonly, Wylie: spyi khyab) jurisdiction. Since 1960, Qonggyai county is part of Lhoka (Shannan) prefecture.
Geography and climate
Qonggyai County is located in the middle of the Brahmaputra River valley and covers an area of 1030 square km, withTemplate:Convert mu of arable land, an area of Template:Convert mu of grassland, with a forest area of Template:Convert mu.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The county had a total population of 20,000 people in 2003.
Qonggyai County is located in southern Tibet and is surrounded by mountains. It has an average elevation of about 3900 meters, with a maximum altitude of 6450 meters.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It is in a temperate semi-arid plateau monsoon climate zone, with an annual frost-free period of about 125~53 days.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The annual rainfall is 345 millimeters and natural disasters, mainly droughts, floods, hail and pests are common.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Mineral resources include mainly crystal stone, jade, chromium and iron. Antelope, black-necked crane, otter, swan, eagle and river deer are common.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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Economy
Qonggyai is dominated by agriculture, and is one of the grain based counties in Shannan.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Crops grown are mainly highland barley, winter wheat, spring wheat, peas, radish, potatoes and so on.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Livestock include yak, pianniu, cattle, sheep, goats, mainly. A forested area of Script error: No such module "convert". contains some apple, pear and peach orchards. Ethnic handicrafts forms most of the industrial sector and products include buckets, kettles, Tibetan cabinets, bowls, bracelets, necklaces, incense, butter lamps, etc.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The capital, Qonggyai Town (Qonggyai, Chongye) contains an ancient castle, and covers Script error: No such module "convert"., with a population of nearly 500 people.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Commercial, financial, telecommunications, hospitals, schools and other public facilities are located in this small political, economic, and cultural center.
Administrative divisions
Qonggyai County contains 1 town and 3 townships.
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie |
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| Qonggyai Town (Chongye) |
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References
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External links
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