Rawu
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Rawu (Template:Lang-zh), also known as RavuScript error: No such module "Unsubst". or Rawok,[1]Template:Better source needed is a town in Pasho County, Chamdo Prefecture, within the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It sits at an altitude of about Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] Located along the Rakwa Tso, the town hosts a growing tourism industry.[2][3] The modern town is built beside an older village of the same name.[1]Template:Better source needed Per the 2010 Chinese Census, Rawu has a population of 4,335.[4]
History
The Sichuan-Tibet portion of China National Highway 318 was constructed in the area during the 1950s, and was extended in the 1960s.[3]
Geography
The town of Rawu is quite close to the original Tibetan village. To the southeast of the village is a large chorten and a small temple overlooking the Rakwa TsoScript error: No such module "Unsubst". (also known as Ngan-tso,[1]Template:Better source needed or Rawu Lake[5]Template:Better source needed), which is surrounded by snow-capped peaks and forests.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The lake is about Script error: No such module "convert". from the town.[6] It is Script error: No such module "convert"., and consists of two sections connected by a small stream.[1]Template:Better source needed There are small villages on both shores.[1]Template:Better source needed
Demographics
Per the 2010 Chinese Census, Rawu has a population of 4,335, up from the 3,856 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census.[4] The modern town has a population of about 2,900.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Economy
The town is located near Rakwa Tso, a major lake,[2] and attracts many tourists.[2][3] The main industry other than tourism is logging.[7] Many of the town's shops and hotels draw business from loggers and workers from nearby military base.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Transportation
Rawu sits along the Sichuan-Tibet portion of China National Highway 318.[3]
References
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- ↑ Mayhew, Bradley and Kohn, Michael. Tibet. 6th Edition (2005), p. 238. Lonely Planet. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Buckley, Michael and Strauss, Robert. Tibet: a travel survival kit, p. 217. (1986) Lonely Planet Publications, Victoria, Australia. Template:ISBN.
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