Nanyi Valley: The Hidden Tibetan Medicine Wonderland in Southern Tibet
Everyone has a curiosity for the unknown, but true hidden gems are rare. Some places, even when discovered, may not feel as extraordinary as expected. However, deep within the dense forests along the China-India…
Nayu Puchu: The Sacred River of Milin
Nayu Puchu, (纳玉普曲) གནས་ཡུལ་བུ་ཆུ་ also known as Nanyi River (南伊河) or Jiayu Puchu, (加玉普曲) translates to “Sacred Land Stream” in Tibetan. Flowing through Milin City in Tibet, this pristine river originates from the northern…
Sechu River: A Vital Tributary of the Lancang River in Tibet
The Sechu River, also known as Serchu (གསེར་ཆུ་) or Jinsha, translates to “Golden River.” It is a significant waterway in Chaya County, Tibet, located northwest of the county seat. As an essential tributary of…
Zi River: The “White Spot on Cow’s Forehead” River in Riwoche County
Introduction to Zi River The Zi chu River (紫曲), also known as “Ziqu” (孜曲) (འཛི་ཆུ ) meaning “The River with a White Spot on the Cow’s Forehead,” is located in Riwoche County (རི་བོ་ཆེ་རྫོང་།) ,…
Kechu (Gequ) River in Riwoche County
The Gequ River is one of the key rivers in Riwoche County and is part of the Lancang River (Mekong) water system. Along with the Ziqu and Jiqu Rivers, it forms the primary hydrological…
2025 Dzi Bead Prices: What to Expect?
(གཟི་ / 天珠) – Understanding the Market in 2025 Dzi beads, also known as Sky Beads (གཟི་ in Tibetan, 天珠 in Chinese), have a reputation for extreme price fluctuations in the collectible market. Their…
1917 Armed Conflict Along the Sino-Tibetan Border
The armed conflict between Chinese and Tibetan forces erupted once again along the de facto Sino-Tibetan border established in 1912, as tensions escalated in the Riwoche (Leiwuch’i) region, located 40 miles from Chamdo. Although…
Dolma Nangtso River: A Sacred and Ecologically Vital Waterway in Tibet
The Dolma Nangtso River (卓玛朗措曲), meaning “Mother Tara’s Superior Lake River,” is a sacred waterway flowing through Lhorong County, Tibet, west of the county seat. As a tributary of the Gyalmo Ngulchu (Salween River),…
Yangchu River: The “Stone Slab River” of Dingqing
Introduction to Yangchu River: A Lifeline of Tibetan Nomadic Culture The Yangchu River (羊曲), also known as “Yangmu Yong” (羊木涌), meaning “Stone Slab River,” is a crucial waterway originating in Dingqing County (སྟེང་ཆེན་རྫོང), Tibet.…
Tachu River (Daqu) – The Lifeline of Dingqing, Tibet
Introduction to Tachu River The Tachu River (Daqu, 打曲, རྟ་ཆུ་), also known as the “Horse River,” flows through Dingqing County (丁青县, སྟེང་ཆེན་རྫོང་།) in eastern Tibet, playing a vital role in the region’s pastoral economy…
