| Nyingchi | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 林芝市 |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Nyingchi municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 29.6488°N 94.3614°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tibet |
| Subdivision Type2: | County-level divisions |
| Seat Type: | City seat |
| Seat: | Bayi District (Bayi Town) |
| Area Total Km2: | 116175 |
| Population Total: | 200000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 10.4 billion US$ 1.7 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 49,039 US$ 7,873 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Iso Code: | CN-XZ-04 |
| Wylie: | nying khri |
| Zwpy: | Nyingchi |
| P: | Línzhī |
| Tib: | ཉིང་ཁྲི་ས། |
Nyingchi, also known as Linzhi or Nyingtri, is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. The administrative seat of Nyingchi is Bayi District.
Nyingchi is the location of Buchu Monastery.
The average elevation of Nyingchi is 3,040 meters (9,974 feet), which is the lowest compared with the other prefectures in Tibet. The relatively low elevation compared to other regions of the Tibetan plateau yields a lower risk of altitude sickness. Guangdong province announced in 2012 that it plans to invest more than RMB 400 million (US$63 million) in Nyingchi's tourism industry. According to the plan, Guangdong will help build 22 "prosperous model villages" in Nyingchi in counties such as Bomê and Zayü.[2]
It takes about 5 hours to travel from Lhasa to Nyingchi by a highway opened at the end of 2018.[3] Nyingchi is connected to Lhasa by the 435-kilometer Lhasa–Nyingchi railway, completed in 2021. The journey from Lhasa by train takes 2.5 hours.[4]
The Linzhi Milin Airport was opened in Nyingchi in March 2017, which may be used to support both commercial air traffic and the People's Liberation Army Air Force.[5]
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as subtropical highland (Cwb).[6]
"According to local forestry officials, Nyingchi hosts the country's largest primitive forest region that covers 26.4 billion cubic metres, storing over 800 million cubic metres of wood."[7] The forests of Bomi, Zayu and Loyu have ancient dragon spruces which reach heights of over 80 metres and diameters of 2.5 metres. Wildlife species include "the Bengal tiger, leopard, bear, snub-nosed monkey, antelope and lesser panda."[7]
"There are over 2,000 species of higher plants, including some 100 species of xylophyta, 165 species of medical herbs and fungus. Crops include "rice, peanut, apple, orange, banana, lemon." Agricultural products include medicinal materials, "edible fungus, orange, tangerine, sugar cane, honey peach, apple, pear, grape, walnut and other fruits."[7]
The two counties of Zayü (Chinese: 察隅县) and Mêdog (Chinese: 墨脱县), collectively known as part of South Tibet, are considered by the Chinese government to be under Chinese jurisdiction.
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie | Population | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) | ||
| 1 | Bayi District | Chinese: 巴宜区 | Bāyí Qū | brag yib chus | 54,702 | 8,536 | 6.40 | ||
| 2 | Gongbo'gyamda County | Chinese: 工布江达县 | Gōngbùjiāngdá Xiàn | kong po rgya mda' rdzong | 29,929 | 12,960 | 2.30 | ||
| 3 | Mainling City | Chinese: 米林市 | Mǐlín Shì | sman gling grong khyer | 22,834 | 9,507 | 2.40 | ||
| 4 | Mêdog County | Chinese: 墨脱县 | Mòtuō Xiàn | me tog rdzong | 10,963 | 31,394 | 0.34 | ||
| 5 | Bomê County | Chinese: 波密县 | Bōmì Xiàn | spo mes rdzong | 33,480 | 16,770 | 1.99 | ||
| 6 | Zayü County | Chinese: 察隅县 | Cháyú Xiàn | rdza yul rdzong | 27,255 | 31,305 | 0.87 | ||
| 7 | Nang County | Chinese: 朗县 | Lǎng Xiàn | snang rdzong | 15,946 | 4,114 | 3.87 | ||
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