Goyul Township 古玉乡 | |
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| Goyü Township | |
  Goyul Location in the Tibet AR | |
| Coordinates:29°08′42″N97°13′19″E / 29.1450°N 97.2219°E /29.1450; 97.2219 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Tibet |
| Prefecture-level city | Nyingchi |
| County | Zayü |
| Elevation | 3,300 m (10,800 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Goyul (Tibetan:མགོ་ཡུལ་ཤང,Wylie:mgo yul shang) orGoyü (Chinese:古玉乡;pinyin:Gǔ yù xiāng) is atownship located in theZayul County,Nyingchi Prefecture in easternTibet Autonomous Region, China.[1][2]
The centre of the township is the townSangachu Dzong (Tibetan:གསང་སྔགས་ཆོས་རྫོང,Wylie:gsang sngags chos rdzong,THL:sang ngak chö dzong;Chinese:桑昂曲宗;pinyin:Sāng áng qū zōng). It is now referred to asGoyul Town.[2] It lies at analtitude of 3,300 m (10,800 ft), at the location whereZang Chu (Sangachu),[3]the eastern source stream ofZayul Chu, descends into its valley. (In current European terminology, Zang Chu is in fact regarded as the main Zayul Chu, and the western headwaterKangri Karpo Chu is regarded as its tributary. However, the Tibetans regard both the rivers with equal status.)[4]
A large plain is formed near Goyul, where three or more headwaters of Zang Chu meet. According to the British explorerFrank Kingdon Ward, four villages were formed in the plain, one of which is traditionally calledGochen (Tibetan:མགོ་ཆེན,Wylie:mgo chen;Chinese:古井村;pinyin:Gǔjǐng cūn), which has effectively lent its name to the entire region. The Sangachu Dzong fort and monastery stand on an elevated shoulder of the plain, while the river itself flows in a deep trench.[5]
Prior to the Chinese administration of Tibet, Sangachu Dzong served as the capital of theZayul County, except for the coldest winter months, during which the Dzongpön move to the village of Shigatang (Shika) nearRima.[6] The capital has since been moved toKyigang, approximately 60 km (37 mi) downstream on Zayul Chu, and now bears the name "Zayul Town".
统计用区划代码 名称 540425100000 竹瓦根镇 540425101000 上察隅镇 540425102000 下察隅镇 540425200000 古玉乡 540425201000 古拉乡 540425202000 察瓦龙乡
