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- March 30, 2025
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phurbutseringSechu 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…
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- March 30, 2025
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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…
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- Chamdo River , Tibet Rivers
- March 29, 2025
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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…
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- Chamdo River , Tibet Rivers
- March 28, 2025
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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…
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- Chamdo River , Tibet Rivers
- March 28, 2025
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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…
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- Chamdo River , Tibet Rivers
- March 28, 2025
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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…
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- Chamdo River , Tibet Rivers
- March 28, 2025
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The Nujiang River: Tibet’s Second Largest Waterway
Introduction to the Nujiang River The Nujiang River (怒江), also known as Gyalmo Ngulchu (རྒྱལ་མོ་རྔུལ་ཆུ།) in Standard Tibetan, is one of the most significant rivers in Tibet and southwestern China.…
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- Chamdo River , Tibet Rivers
- March 28, 2025
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Exploring the Yuchu River (Yuqu): Tibe Shining River way Treasure
Introduction to the Yuchu River (Yuqu) The Yuchu River (玉曲), གཡུ་ཆུ། also known as Yuqu, translates to “Shining River” in Tibetan. Flowing through Zogang County in Tibet’s Chamdo region, this…
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- Chamdo River , Tibet Rivers
- March 28, 2025
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Exploring the Maychu (Maiqu) River: A Hidden Treasure in Eastern Tibet
Introduction to the Maychu (Maiqu) River The Maychu River སྨད་ཆུ (Maiqu, 麦曲河, 美曲), also known as Mingjiu River (明纠河), is a significant waterway in Tibet’s Chamdo region, particularly flowing through…
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- Chamdo River , Tibet Rivers
- March 28, 2025
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The Lancang River: Tibet’s Lifeline and the Birthplace of the Mekong
Overview of the Lancang River The Lancang River (澜沧江), known in Tibetan as Zachu (རྫ་ཆུ་,), meaning “Moon River,” is one of Tibet’s most significant waterways. It forms the upper course…