【Administrative division】 For the city of Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. There is a prefecture-level cities and 76 counties, a county-level city. 【Population, ethnicity, religion, customs】 China's population of the Tibet Autonomous Region is the lowest density of the smallest provinces and autonomous regions. Population of 2,218,000 at the end of 1991, the population density of 173 persons / sq km, only one sixtieth of the national average. Very uneven distribution of population in the region, mainly in the south and east. The middle reaches of the Brahmaputra and its major tributary of the Lhasa River and Nianchu River Basin is the most densely populated areas, 10 / square kilometers over which Lhasa Plains, middle and lower reaches of Nianchu River plain, plain and other places Zetang 50 / sq km around Chengguan District of Lhasa in the vicinity of 100 people / sq km or more. Tibetan Ali al-Gharbi, Nagqu northern Tibet, the population, especially the rare, but not often densely hundred miles. Qiangtang in the northern grasslands and even referred to as "no man's land." Tibet is the highest concentration of residents in the Tibetan region, the Tibetan population in 1990 was 2,096,000, accounting for 95% of the total population of more than is the rest of the Han, Hui, Men Bazu, Lhoba, Nu, and so on Naxi nation. Tibetan China is one of the nation's oldest, with the exception of a part in Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan Province, one half of living in Tibet. Men Bazu, Lhoba also live in the age-old ethnic Chinese in Tibet, mainly in the south of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Men Bazu Sino-Tibetan language family is a Tibeto-Burman ethnic Tibetan branch, but the complexity of the dialect, not words. As a result of long-term and close contacts between the Tibetan people, who know Tibetan, Tibetan General. Lhoba Sino-Tibetan language is a Tibeto-Burman language group, not words, the basic use of Tibetan language. Religion in Tibet enjoy a long and profound impact on residents (other than the Han outside) the majority of religious belief, Tibetan, Men Bazu, Lhoba and so believe in Tibetan Buddhism, the Hui Muslim. Tibetan Buddhism is great. Tibetan Buddhism is a Mahayana Buddhism, Xianmi ready, especially heavy Tantric. It is a year since the 4th century Tibetan Buddhism and outside the original teaching of the long-term impact on each other, fight each other in the process of a strong local color as the Tibetan Buddhism, has been in the possession of 1,000 years of history. The formation of a number of independent religious sect, which in addition to the original teaching of this, there are "Nyingma" (commonly known as Red), "Saga" (flower, commonly known as the Education), "Ga Jupai" (commonly known as the White Sect) "Sect" (commonly known as the Yellow Sect). From the year 16 minutes, politics and religion in Tibet to implement the system in terms of people's ideology, or in the production and life, such as customs, carries a very strong religious (Buddhist) color, religion has become big Most of the residents live an integral part. 【History】 Tibet part of China's territory since ancient times. In the early 7th century AD, the Tibetan national hero Songtsan Gambo unified the tribes of Tibet, established the Tubo Dynasty. The mid-13th century, Tibet into the Chinese territory of the Yuan Dynasty, Tibet will be divided into 13 10,000, 10,000 long-term closure by the court directly. The Ming Dynasty 300 years, Tibetan and Chinese peoples live in harmony. Qing Dynasty to further strengthen the governance of Tibet. After the 1911 Revolution, the Republic of China declared a period of the Han, Manchu, Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan republic of five nationalities, territorial unity, the "Provisional" in Tibet as Chinese territory provided for, against and resist the "Tibet independence" activities. After the establishment of People's Republic of China, the central government has decided to peaceful liberation of Tibet. The early establishment of People's Republic of China, Tibet, there were 147 (equivalent to the mainland counties) and the equivalent of the cases? G card, has a population of about 1,000,000. In October 1950 after the liberation of Qamdo, Qamdo in the Central Division for the Territory. In 1952 the 10th Panchen Erdeni back possession, according to the central government and Tibet in 1951 signed the "Seventeen-Article Agreement" provides that the restoration of the status and inherent powers "Panchen Lama Khenpo Chamber," an area under the jurisdiction of the Panchen All political and religious affairs. In this way, together with the summer of Tanganyika (the local government of Tibet), Tibet People's Republic of China in the early establishment of a total of 3 administrative units, that is, the summer of Tanganyika area, the Panchen Lama Khenpo Area Chamber, the People's Liberation Committee Qamdo area. In 1956, the Preparatory Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Under the jurisdiction of Lhasa, Shannan, Gyangze, Xigaze and Qamdo, the Tower workers, Ali, Nagqu area is equivalent to 8, and so formed the basis of the Office of the class. In March 1959, the Tibetan ruling clique in the top of some people tearing open the "Seventeen Point Agreement" and launched an all-out armed rebellion. Soon, the rebels have been down (see Tibet insurgency) reform of the insurgency in 1960, abolished the feudal serf system, the whole region of the original 83 cases and 64 cases of the equivalent of an independent? G card, combined into a city of 7 zones and 72 counties. In September 1961, the former Panchen Lama Khenpo Committee in the Chamber to complete its historic mission to an end. In 1962, the establishment of Kangma County, Gamba County, next to the revocation of multi-county. Zhongba County of Ngari Prefecture was placed under the area. In 1963, workers removed tower, the second Gyangze area, the whole region into an area the city of 5. In 1964, Sherpas revoked County, the region was placed under the administrative work cloth River County, Nyingchi Prefecture, Jiali County County to remove trees up to Saga Prefecture, and its administrative region under the Baingoin County; withdrawn to fight lung County, its administrative area In the Nagarze County. In 1965, the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the administrative divisions and a number of changes were made: Nagqu area of Heihe area changed, changed its name to Nagqu County of Heihe Prefecture; ancient Chol County changed its name to the county measures the United States; Sangang Chayu County changed its name to the county. In 1982, set up two-Lake, the Office of the Ministry for the Nagqu area jurisdiction. Nyingchi area set up in 1986. Xigaze Prefecture in 1987 changed the city of Xigaze (county-level cities). 【Natural resources and products】 Various types of natural grassland in the region an area of 083,000,000 hectares, the region accounted for 67% of the total land area, accounting for about China's natural grassland area of 26% forest cover an area of 6,320,000 hectares, accounting for Tibet's total land area of 5%, about The country's total forest area of 5.5 percent, total forest stock volume of 14.4 billion cubic meters, accounting for China's total volume of 14%; arable land area of 221,500 hectares, accounting for Tibet's total land area of 0.18 percent, and a certain amount of virgin Back-up resources. The main agricultural area in southern Tibet Brahmaputra Valley, Nanshan possession and possession of the East Valley as well as the "three rivers" Canyon River Basin region. Of its arable land in the region accounts for about 65% of the arable land, grain output accounts for 70%. Proved up to more than 70 kinds of minerals, has proven reserves of 26 minerals, 11 types of Chinese stocks were among the top 5. Chromite good quality and taste as much as 50% or so, the vision has been proven reserves in China ranks first; copper reserves second only to the vision of Jiangxi Province. Eastern Tibet Yulong Copper Mine-class large reserves of up to 600 million tons, the world's rare. Lithium long-term reserves in the world. Non-metallic mineral gypsum in second place in China; borax, magnesite, barite third place in China; arsenic, muscovite, peat fourth place in China; ceramic Doi fifth in China. There are salt, natural soda, Glauber's salt, sulfur, phosphorus, potassium, diatomaceous earth, Iceland spar, marble, corundum, crystal, agate and other minerals. Hydropower, geothermal energy, solar energy, wind energy and so on, very impressive, especially in the richest hydropower resources. The average runoff volume in the region of about 359,000,000,000 cubic meters, the average annual natural water reserves of approximately 200,000,000 kilowatts, accounting for about 30% of China. Water on the south-eastern region of Tibet, accounting for about 70% of the whole region, only the main stream of the Brahmaputra, the natural water reserves, which amounts to 80,000,000 kilowatts, the preliminary study, the Brahmaputra on the main stream of the river hydropower station can be built there and place 10 multiple. Especially if the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon Field bend of a cut in the vicinity of 36 kilometers of tunnels, from the river to Nyingchi County, the district sent directly to Medog County in the winter bridge, will be entitled to drop the 2190 meters, can be installed to build With a capacity of 40,000,000 kilowatts of hydropower giant, and China will become the world's largest hydropower station. Tibet's geothermal energy show that there are 600 at various points, the reserves of geothermal energy in China first. Preliminary estimates of the total Tibet's geothermal heat flow of 55 million cards / sec. When the Tibet-hung Yangbajing geothermal field for China's largest wetland of high temperature steam geothermal field is also one of the world's largest geothermal field. Tibet's 5766 kinds of higher plants have as many. The main crops are barley, wheat, broad beans are the main crops of beans, peas, rapeseed oil major. In sub-tropical areas in southeast Tibet, producing rice, corn, buckwheat, palmatum Valley, sorghum, peanuts, sesame seeds, and so on. There are fruit apples, peaches, pears, bananas, oranges, grapes, watermelons, and so on. Apple is now the realization of the Tibet Zijiyouyu. There are cash crops walnut tea. There are major spruce trees, fir, pine, larch and birch, green and so on hundreds of species of Himalayan fir, Park Ju-Tibet unique. Tibet has more than 1000 kinds of medicinal plants, medicinal plants, accounting for 65% to 70%, compared with the well-known Chinese herbal medicines have a Chinese caterpillar fungus, Fritillaria, March 7, rhubarb, Tianma, Codonopsis, Gentiana, salvia, Lingzhi, Saussurea , Ephedra, safflower, and so on. Wild animals are wild yak, wild donkey, Mongolian Gazelle, antelope, argali, blue sheep, Zhang Zi, deer, leopard, monkey, tiger, bear, fox, wolf, lynx, otter, snow pig, panda, frozen, Ma chicken, Huang Ya, gray ducks, swans, gulls, such as sand. Which is listed as the world's treasures are the white-lipped deer, wild yak, Jin Qianbao, snow leopard, red panda, Tibetan antelope, Tibetan wild donkey, the Tibetan snow, white chicken, black-necked cranes, and so on, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a unique animal. Key economic, cultural and educational】 Social stability of the national income and GDP growth. In 1958 only to industrial and agricultural output value 202,000,000 yuan. 1991 industrial and agricultural output value of 25.4277 billion yuan, in 1958 increased by 11.6 times. In 1991 the social output value 4,572,700,000 yuan, to 25.9443 billion yuan of national income, gross national product 3,053,000,000 yuan. In 1991 to constitutes a gross national product of the primary industry accounted for 50.77%, secondary industry accounted for 13.66 percent and the tertiary industry accounted for 35.57 percent. Tibet's main economic indicators in kind: in 1991 grain output was 644,200 tons, cattle, sheep 86,400 tons, 9064 tons of wool; livestock population at the end of 23,170,000 (only), in which large livestock 5,750,000. 1991 with an annual output of 95,500 tons chromite stones, generating 344,910 kilowatts-hour traffic. 210,000 cubic meters of logs. Unique ethnic handicraft products have been making considerable progress, social capital, financial income, savings deposits of urban and rural residents has increased considerably. The rapid development of the tourism industry. Tibet types of professional and technical personnel of the existing 26,900 people, 4 of the existing colleges and universities, namely, Tibet University, College of agriculture and animal husbandry in Tibet, the Tibet College of Tibetan Medicine and Tibet. There are 15 secondary specialized schools. In order to accelerate personnel training in Tibet, in 1985, 19 provinces and cities in the Mainland to do the Tibetan classes available in more than 9,000 students, and the development of audio-visual teaching career. A total of arts groups in the region of 25, 24 cultural centers, libraries, 18, an archives, the whole region 2 television broadcasting, radio transmitters and 26 relay stations, television transmitters and relay stations (including poor turntable) 119 Block. 【Historical sites】 Tibet is not only the roof of the world's singular and unique geological features of the natural scenery, but also a unique cultural community, the only temple in the history of height when there are more than 2700 blocks, there are a lot of palaces, gardens, castles, fortresses and tombs , Bricks and so on. Yalong He scenic spots. 150 km away from Lhasa, located in the so-called "Tibet's granary" of the Shannan Prefecture in the south, is recognized as the birthplace of the Tibetan people. The main attractions in the region: Yongbulakang, the Tibetan word for "mother womb", Naidong County, Shannan Prefecture in the southeast, the east coast of Yalong He's the top of the hill. Legend has it built in the 1st century BC, have preserved ancient temple in cultural relics, ancient books and records, is the first palace in Tibet construction site. Samye Monastery, built in 779 AD, the Tibetan word for "boundless Temple," "Temple would like to keep." Zhanang County, located on the north shore of the Brahmaputra. Grand solemn form, is the first Tibetan monk ordained monks of the temple. King Graves (national key cultural units), located in the Shannan Prefecture Qiongjie town on the hill opposite the Mu, Beishanmianshui for the period of Tibetan King's tomb group. According to historical records there are 21 graves, to see the tomb there are 9, up to a radius of 3 km, has not yet discovered, most of the tens of up to the tomb, exactly like the hills. Lhasa spots. The main attractions in the region: the Potala Palace, the famous Chinese ancient architecture, the focus of the national heritage unit, is the Sino-Tibetan architectural art for the combination. Jokhang Temple in wall paintings, reliefs and statues of the Tang Dynasty and so on, the mainland's style is similar to the Tang Dynasty have been preserved inside a large number of historical relics. Tibetan Norbu Lingka means "treasure garden" in the western suburbs of Lhasa, was built in the 16th century, the Dalai Lama's summer palace for the ages, and covers an area of 36 hectares, is divided into the former palace and the palace area, forest district Major part of the park there are Buddhist palace, pavilions Shui Xie, Chi Lake trails, quiet-ups, Lhasa is a well-known scenic landscape. Drepung Monastery, and Lhasa is located 5 km northwest of the hill, was built in 1416. In the history of monks fixed for 7700, mainly for large construction by the Church, can accommodate 8,000 monks. Dalai all ages to the mother temple to temple. Temple's collection of historical relics, Buddhist scriptures and is rich in arts and crafts. Sera Monastery, located in the mountains in the northern Lhasa, was built in 1419, up to 5,500 monks for a long time, large-scale, beautiful environment, the Buddhist Temple at 10,000. There are many Buddhist statues from the Mainland, the instruments used for devices such as precious cultural relics. Ganden Monastery, built in 1409, is located about 20 km east of Lhasa's territory Dazi, the temple was built in the Wang-col Peak Seoul, the main hall can accommodate more than 3,000 monks chanting in the Dian-zhong. Terauchi ancestor of the Yellow Sect has dedicated to Hall of Tsongkhapa, dedicated to the construction with silver, gold outsourcing, China and the United States is, the temple also has armor and Qianlong, "Tang embroidered" precious historical relics. In addition, there Xiaozhao Si, Chu monastery, the Dragon King Lake Park, the Cultural Palace of the working people, the revolution in Tibet, and other attractions exhibition hall attractions. Xigaze scenic spots Tashilhunpo, the Tibetan word for Columbus Zhashen Sumeru auspicious meaning. Monastery is located in Xigaze City West, is the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism (Yellow Sect), one of the four major temples, but also after the Tibetan region IV of the Panchen Lama after the calendar of Zhu Xi Temple. Big Buddha worship hall of a strong gold-plated Tongfo Pakistan (that is, Maitreya) of up to 26.7 meters. Temple-wide construction area of nearly 300,000 square meters, handed down to preserve a large number of precious cultural relics and lifelike murals. Monastery, Sect county seat is located in Xigaze region, the entire collection Temple 4 million rolls can be said is the second Dunhuang. Sakya pa king of Kublai Khan has been called the country division. Xia Lusi, Xigaze is located some 10 kilometers to the southeast, was built in 1087 for the construction of the hybrid structure of the Tibetan and Chinese, Tibetan temple of the Han-Dianding, rich in murals, fine, have a unique style. Baiju Si, located in Gyangze county in Xigaze, was built in 1414, Tibet's famous clay Ocean's Church, inside the White Dakota (meaning auspicious round) 9 layer, the bottom Tazuo 2200 square meters wide, a total of 108 doors , Each have a temple for the Buddha statues and murals painted over, add up to Buddha is said to have as many as 100,000, it also claims to 100,000 pagoda. Fort Hill case, for the people of Tibet in 1904 against British invaders site. Hill were high and steep terrain, in order to resist the British in the mid-levels before the cliff had to build a fort and other defense facilities, the remaining sites so far. Yangzhuoyongcuo, 4441 meters above sea level the lake, covering an area of 638 square kilometers, 30 to 60 meters water depth, water storage capacity more than 150 billion cubic meters of lake-rich plateau naked carp, the fish reserves of up to 2 to 300,000,000 kg. Lush aquatic plants around the lake, tens of thousands of swans, Huang Ya, water, eagles, gulls, and other long-term sand accumulation in the lake. Gangrenboqi Mapangyongcuo peak and is located in Ngari County Kaplan, known as the Millennium Resort Buddhism, Chinese and foreign pilgrims continued to date. Gugewangguo sites, the Department of the 10th century AD before and after a complex, a national key cultural unit. Important data and landscape Area: 10,000 square kilometers more than 120 Population: 2,450,000, of which the Tibetan population of 2,090,000. Location: the world's largest located in the highest Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with an average altitude of more than 4 km, separated from South India and the Himalayas, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, bordering Myanmar and other countries. The north and east of Xinjiang, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces and autonomous regions such as the neighbor. Capital: Lhasa

Lhasa, hides the meaning is "Holy Land", "the Buddha place". The 7th century, after Songzanganbu unified Tibet, from elegant moved the capital prosperously patrols suo (i.e. Lhasa), has established Turfan dynasty. Hands down when Princess Wen Cheng comes into Tibet, here is a piece of weed sand beach, latter has constructed Jokhang Monastery and the small illustrious temple in this. Because comes the human who bows to Buddha to increase, successively has then built up many inns and the resident house regarding Jokhang Monastery, has formed take Jokhang Monastery as the central old city embryonic form. Simultaneously Songzanganbu expands the royal palace in the red mountain (at once Potala Palace), therefore on Lhasa valley plain the palace constructs one after another, the prominent Chinese's and foreign's plateau famous city henceforth forms. 　　 Lhasa in 1951 peaceful liberation. on July 23, 1959 the original Lhasa area's 28 ancestor merge was Lhasa, afterward had been through repeatedly several time administrative regionalization adjustment, at this point, Lhasa governs 7 county 1 area. Whole city total area nearly 30,000 square kilometers, urban district area 523 square kilometers, built-up district area 49.6 square kilometers. Whole city total population nearly 373,000, the urban population nearly 130,000, have Tibet, the Chinese, to return to and so on 31 nationalities, the Tibetan national minority population accounts for 87%. The Lhasa northern damxung county-wide with Nimu, pile of dragon De Qing, Lin Zhou, the Maizhokunggar partial area township is south the North Tibet prairie along, the water plant is lush, the animal husbandry is prosperous, is rich in the cattle and sheep meats, the butter and Niu Rong, the wool; Middle is the famous Lhasa river valley, south the subordinate Yarlung Zangbo River middle reaches, one of for Tibet good agricultural regions, are rich in the Tibetan barley, the wheat, the rapeseed and the legumes, "Lhasa one" the broad bean is wins praise the Chinese and foreign improved variety. The mineral resources, the water resources, the wild animals and plants resources are also very rich. Around Lhasa various counties are rich in the peat coal, there is no place may not mine nearly. The geothermy hot spring everywhere, has the economic value and the medical function does not get down dozens, Doilungdeqen County's Qu Sang the hot spring, in Maizhokunggar County's Germany the hot spring enjoys a good reputation the entire Tibet area. In addition also has iron ore, copper mine, limestone and so on. Lhasa important data and landscape district number: 0891 zip code: 850000 position: Located at Yarlung Zangbo River branch Lhasa River north shore, the elevation more than 3650 rice, are called "in the world the elevation highest city". area: Whole city total area nearly 30,000 square kilometers, urban district area 523 square kilometers. population: Whole city total population nearly 400,000, the urban population nearly 130,000, have Tibet, the Chinese, to return to and so on 31 nationalities, the Tibetan national minority population accounts for 87%. regionalization: Presently governs Chengguan District, the damxung, the pile of dragon De Qing, the wine-cup floating, Maizhokunggar, Dagze, Nimu and a Linzhou County seven county area.