Baiyü County
Baiyü County
白玉县 · དཔལ་ཡུལ་རྫོང | |
|---|---|
  Baiyü Location in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°13′N 98°49′E / 31.217°N 98.817°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Garzê |
| Township-level divisions | 1 town 16 townships |
| County seat | Jianshe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,386 km2 (4,010 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,012 m (9,882 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 41,500 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Baiyü County (Tibetan: དཔལ་ཡུལ།, Wylie: dpal yul rdzong, ZYPY: Baiyü Zong, also Pelyül) (simplified Chinese: 白玉县; traditional Chinese: 白玉縣,; pinyin: Báiyù Báiyù Xiàn) is a county of far western Sichuan province, China, on the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
The Palyul Monastery is located in Baiyü County as is the Yarchen Monastery and Katok Monastery.
Nyoshul Jonpalung Monastery (སྨྱོ་ཤུལ་ལྗོན་པ་ལུང་དགོན།; 辽西寺 / 辽西圆林; Liáoxī Sì / Liáoxī yuánlín), founded by Khenpo Ngaga (1879-1941) in 1910, is located in the county's Dzin Valley of Tromtar. It is a Nyingma monastery which is considered a branch of Katok.[1]
Adzom Gön Monastery (Anzom, Anzom Chogar, 'od gsal theg mchog gling, Osel Tekchok Ling, Osal Tegchogling) is another branch of Katok in the Tromtar (romkok (khrom tar / khrom khog) region.[2] The founder, Adzom Drukpa Drondul Pawo Dorje (a 'dzom 'brug pa 'gro 'dul dpa' bo rdo rje) was born in 1842 in Tashi Dungkargang in the Tromtar region.[3]
Tromge Monastery (Tromge Gon khrom dge dgon; 昌根寺; Chānggēn Sì) was founded in 1275 in the Tromtar Valley. It is a branch of Katok Monastery.[4][5] Jazi Amnye Drodul Pema Garwang Lingpa (1901-1975) entered Tromge Monastery at age 11.[6] Tromge Monastery School was established in the 2000s to provide a traditional education to about two dozen students.[7]
Towns and Townships
- Jianshe Town (建设镇)
- Jinsha Township (金沙乡)
- Ronggai Township (绒盖乡)
- Zhangdu Township (章都乡)
- Marong Township (麻绒乡)
- Hepo Township (河坡乡)
- Rejia Township (热加乡)
- Denglong Township (登龙乡)
- Zengke Township (赠科乡)
- Acha Township (阿察乡)
- Maqiong Township (麻邛乡)
- Liaoxi Township (辽西乡)
- Nata Township (纳塔乡)
- Anzi Township (安孜乡)
- Gaiyu Township (盖玉乡)
- Shama Township (沙马乡)
- Shanyan Township (山岩乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Baiyü (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
1.9 (35.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
8.0 (46.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
1.2 (34.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.5 (−1.3) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.4 (0.06) |
2.9 (0.11) |
12.5 (0.49) |
31.6 (1.24) |
52.8 (2.08) |
118.5 (4.67) |
145.4 (5.72) |
124.9 (4.92) |
98.5 (3.88) |
33.1 (1.30) |
3.9 (0.15) |
1.3 (0.05) |
626.8 (24.67) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 33 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 53 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 64 | 47 | 39 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Nyoshul Jonpalung Monastery". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ "Adzom Gar". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ Gardner, Alexander (2009). "The First Adzom Drukpa, Drodul Pawo Dorje". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ "Tromge Gon". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ "Chagdud Gonpa – Associates". chagdudgonpa.org. 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ Dorje, Sangngak (2013). "Jazi Amnye Drodul Pema Garwang Lingpa". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ "Tromge Monastery School | Chagdud Gonpa Amrita Seattle". amritaseattle.org. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
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