Kardze

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Autonomous prefecture in Sichuan, China

30°02′58″N 101°57′44″E

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Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,[lower-alpha 1] often shortened to Ganzi Prefecture,[lower-alpha 2] is an autonomous prefecture in the western arm of Sichuan province, China bordering Yunnan to the south, the Tibet Autonomous Region to the west, and Gansu to the north and northwest.[3]

The prefecture's area is 151,078 square kilometres (58,332 sq mi). The population is approximately 880,000, with Tibetans accounting for 77.8% of the total population. The capital city of Garzê is Kangding (Dartsedo).

History

Garzê was traditionally part of the historical region of Kham.

During the period of rule by the Republic of China (1912–49), Garzê became nominally part of the province of Xikang, which included parts of former Kham.

In 1930, the Tibetan army invaded Garzê, capturing it without much resistance. However, in 1932, the Tibetan army withdrew after suffering defeats elsewhere at the hands of the warlord of Qinghai, Ma Bufang.[4][5] Chinese warlord Liu Wenhui reoccupied Garzê, and signed an agreement with the Tibetans formalizing his control of the area east of the upper Yangtze, which corresponds roughly with eastern Kham (see Sino-Tibetan War).[6]

In 1950, following the defeat of the Kuomintang forces by the People's Liberation Army, the area fell within the control of the People's Republic of China. Eastern Xikang was merged with Sichuan in 1955, where Garzê became an Autonomous Prefecture.[citation needed]

Population

According to the census of 2000, Garzê had a registered population of 897,239 (population density: 5.94 people/km2).

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Languages

Garzê is linguistically diverse, having many variants of Tibetan as well as several Qiangic languages:

Religion

Tibetan Buddhism is historically the predominant religion practiced in Garzê.[7] Some notable Gompas here include:

Subdivisions

Garzê comprises 1 county-level city and 17 counties:

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Notes

    • Chinese: 甘孜藏族自治州; pinyin: Gānzī Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
    • Tibetan: དཀར་མཛེས་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་, Wylie: dkar mdzes bod rigs rang skyong khul, THL: Kardzé Börik Rangkyongkhül, ZYPY: Garzê Poirig Ranggyong Kü
  2. Chinese: 甘孜州; pinyin: Gānzī Zhōu

References

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    四川省统计局、国家统计局四川调查总队 (September 2016). 《四川统计年鉴－2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7871-1.
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    Xue, Linping; Pan, Xi; Wang, Xin; Zhou, Honghong (2021-06-01). Traditional Chinese Villages: Beautiful Nostalgia. Springer Nature. p. 173. ISBN 978-981-336-154-6.
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    曲, 青山 (1991). "关于青藏战争的起因问题". 青海师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版) (2): 107–110+116. doi:10.16229/j.cnki.issn1000-5102.1991.02.019. ISSN 1000-5102.
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    曲, 青山 (1990). "关于青藏战争的时间问题" [The Timing of the Qinghai War]. 青海师范大学学报: 103–106. doi:10.16229/j.cnki.issn1000-5102.1990.03.019.
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    Hanzhang Ya, Ya Hanzhang (1991). The biographies of the Dalai Lamas. Foreign Languages Press. pp. 352, 355. ISBN 0-8351-2266-2. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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    Pogrebnyak, Yulia; Hou, Runan (2023-02-10). Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language, Communication and Culture Studies (ICLCCS 2022). Springer Nature. p. 208. ISBN 978-2-494069-27-5.
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