Baiyü County
Baiyü County
白玉县 · དཔལ་ཡུལ་རྫོང | |
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 Palyul Monastery in Baiyü | |
  Baiyü Location in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°13′N 98°49′E / 31.217°N 98.817��E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Garzê |
| Township-level divisions | 1 town 16 townships |
| County seat | Jianshe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,386 km2 (4,010 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,012 m (9,882 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 41,500 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Baiyü County (Tibetan: དཔལ་ཡུལ།, Wylie: dpal yul rdzong, ZYPY: Baiyü Zong or Pelyül) (simplified Chinese: 白玉县; traditional Chinese: 白玉縣,; pinyin: Báiyù Xiàn) is a county in far western Sichuan, China on the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Administrative divisions[]
- Jianshe Town (建设镇)
- (金沙乡)
- (绒盖乡)
- (章都乡)
- (麻绒乡)
- (河坡乡)
- (热加乡)
- Denglong Township (登龙乡)
- (赠科乡)
- (阿察乡)
- (麻邛乡)
- (辽西乡)
- (纳塔乡)
- (安孜乡)
- (盖玉乡)
- (沙马乡)
- (山岩乡)
Climate[]
| Climate data for Baiyü (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
1.9 (35.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
8.0 (46.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
1.2 (34.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.5 (−1.3) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.4 (0.06) |
2.9 (0.11) |
12.5 (0.49) |
31.6 (1.24) |
52.8 (2.08) |
118.5 (4.67) |
145.4 (5.72) |
124.9 (4.92) |
98.5 (3.88) |
33.1 (1.30) |
3.9 (0.15) |
1.3 (0.05) |
626.8 (24.67) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 33 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 53 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 64 | 47 | 39 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
Monasteries[]
The Palyul Monastery is located in Baiyü County as is the Yarchen Monastery and Katok Monastery. Nyoshul Jonpalung Monastery (སྨྱོ་ཤུལ་ལྗོན་པ་ལུང་དགོན།; 辽西寺 / 辽西圆林; Liáoxī Sì / Liáoxī yuánlín), founded by Khenpo Ngaga (1879-1941) in 1910, is located in the county's Dzin Valley of Tromtar. It is a Nyingma monastery which is considered a branch of Katok.[1]
Adzom Gön Monastery (Anzom, Anzom Chogar, 'od gsal theg mchog gling, Osel Tekchok Ling, Osal Tegchogling) is another branch of Katok in the Tromtar (romkok (khrom tar / khrom khog) region.[2]
The founder, Adzom Drukpa Drondul Pawo Dorje (a 'dzom 'brug pa 'gro 'dul dpa' bo rdo rje) was born in 1842 in Tashi Dungkargang in the Tromtar region.[3]
Tromge Monastery (Tromge Gon khrom dge dgon; 昌根寺; Chānggēn Sì) was founded in 1275 in the Tromtar Valley. It is a branch of Katok Monastery.[4][5]
Jazi Amnye Drodul Pema Garwang Lingpa (1901-1975) entered Tromge Monastery at age 11.[6]
Tromge Monastery School was established in the 2000s to provide a traditional education to about two dozen students.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Nyoshul Jonpalung Monastery". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ "Adzom Gar". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ Gardner, Alexander (2009). "The First Adzom Drukpa, Drodul Pawo Dorje". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ "Tromge Gon". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ "Chagdud Gonpa – Associates". chagdudgonpa.org. 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ Dorje, Sangngak (2013). "Jazi Amnye Drodul Pema Garwang Lingpa". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ "Tromge Monastery School | Chagdud Gonpa Amrita Seattle". amritaseattle.org. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
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