Bayi Town, A particularly quiet town.

Bayi Town, Baji District, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region

A particularly quiet town.

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Introduction

The location of the Linzhi Administration Office, Bayi Town, is the political, economic, and cultural center of Linzhi District. Bayi Town has an altitude of 2,900 meters and is located on the banks of the Nyang River, more than 30 kilometers away from the confluence of the Yarlung Tsangpo River and Nyang River, and more than 400 kilometers away from Lhasa. Initially, there were only a few temples and dozens of households here. In 1951, when Tibet was peacefully liberated, the People's Liberation Army began construction here, hence the name. Bayi Town has a population of 350,000, with a built-up area of 5.0 square kilometers and a building area of 350,000 square meters. Since the 1950s, industries such as wool textile, electricity, wood processing, papermaking, building materials, and printing have been successively developed here. It is now an emerging town with complete facilities and multiple functions. There is also the Tibet Agriculture and Animal Husbandry College (which integrates agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, hydropower, and other majors and was built in 1971, it is one of the important bases for cultivating talents for Tibet's economic construction) and the Highland Ecology Research Institute. As an important material collection and trading center in southeastern Tibet, Bayi Town's commercial activities are prosperous. Many goods are transported here from Lhasa, Chengdu, and even Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and other places. Handicrafts and various kinds of goods from surrounding counties flow through Bayi Town to the whole region and the whole country. The surroundings of Bayi Town are covered with beautiful forests, and the mountains and waters are very charming. Bayi Town is an important transportation hub in Tibet, connecting the east, west, and south of Tibet. The pace of life here is also faster than in Lhasa. In the mountains near Bayi Town, there are various edible mushrooms such as matsutake, which are delicious dishes on the dining tables of Bayi Town residents and an important source of income for the people.

Address

Bayi Town, Baji District, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region

Opening hours

All day (Monday to Sunday, January 1 to December 31)

Phone 0894-5831385