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Dagzê 达孜区 • སྟག་རྩེ་ཆུས།
District
A view from Ganden Monastery
Location of Dagzê District (red) within Lhasa City (yellow) and the Tibet A.R.
DagzêLocation in Tibet Autonomous RegionShow map of TibetDagzêDagzê (China)Show map of China
Coordinates: 29°40′21″N 91°21′10″E / 29.672447°N 91.352817°E / 29.672447; 91.352817
Country	China
Autonomous region	Tibet
Prefecture-level city	Lhasa
District seat	Dêqên
Area
• Total	1,373 km (530 sq mi)
Population
• Total	32,318
• Density	24/km (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.dzq.gov.cn

Dagzê District is a district of Lhasa immediately east of the district of Chengguan, Tibet. The Lhasa River runs through the district. As of 2013 the total population was 29,152, mostly ethnic Tibetans engaged in agriculture. The district is home to the Ganden and Yerpa monasteries.

Location

Dazi means "Tiger peak" in Tibetan. It was founded in 1354. Dazi District was established in 1959. The district lies on both sides of the middle reaches of the Lhasa River. It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the east of the city of Lhasa in Chengguan District. Zhanang County is to the south, Maizhokunggar County to the east and Linzhou County to the north.

The total area of the district is 1,373 square kilometres (530 sq mi). It has an average elevation of 4,100 metres (13,500 ft) above sea level, and descends from higher ground in the north and south to 3,730 metres (12,240 ft) in the lowest part of the Lhasa river valley. Dazi is in a semi-arid plateau monsoon climate zone. The average temperature is 7.5 °C (45.5 °F), with about 130 days free of frost. Average rainfall is 450 millimetres (18 in).

Administration

Dagzê District includes one town and five townships. The district seat is Dêqên Town, which had a population of 7,382 in 2003.

People and economy

As of 2013 the total population was 29,152. Most of the people are ethnic Tibetan but there are some Han people and other ethnic minorities. The main occupation is agriculture, including production of wheat, barley, rapeseed, potatoes and other vegetables. Livestock include yaks, cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks. Pigs are also farmed, mainly indoors. As of 2012 per capita income of farmers and herdsmen was 6,740 yuan. A growing amount of fruit and greenhouse-grown organic vegetables, edible mushrooms and medicinal plants is being marketed under the "Dazi Pure" label. As a sideline people make ethnic handicrafts.

Infrastructure

In 2010 there were 28 schools in the county, including one junior high school and one kindergarten, with 276 full-time teachers. There is a district hospital and five township hospitals. The Sichuan-Tibet Highway (China National Highway 318) runs through the county.

The Dazi Bridge, built by the Highway Bureau of Xizang Autonomous Region in 1984, crosses the Lhasa River. It is a steel suspension bridge with a main span of 500 metres (1,600 ft) and a deck width of 4.5 metres (15 ft). In November 2014 it was reported that a new suspension bridge over the Lhasa River linking highway S202 to highway G318 was 80% complete, and would be opened to traffic in 2015. The total length including approaches was 1,400 metres (4,600 ft), with the bridge being 727 metres (2,385 ft) long. The roadbed was 12 metres (39 ft) wide. The total investment was 88 million yuan.

Monasteries

The main monasteries in Dagzê are Ganden Monastery and Yerpa. Gandain monastery was built after 1409 at the initiative of Je Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelug sect, and is the most important of this sect. It is 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Lhasa on the slopes of Wangbori Mountain at an elevation of 3,800 metres (12,500 ft), on the south bank of the Lhasa River in Dagze County. The mountain is said to have the shape of a reclining elephant.

The monastery includes Buddha halls, palace residences, Buddhist colleges and other buildings. Dra Yerpa temple, on a hillside in Dagze County, is known for its meditation cave connected with Songtsän Gampo, the 7th century Tibetan ruler.

• Dazi Bridge over the Lhasa River
• Lhasa River near Ganden Monastery 1
• Ganden Monastery
• Sky burial site, Yerpa Valley
• NASA Satellite image of Dagze Co (lake), Tibet

References

1. "关于发布拉萨市第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Lhasa. 2021-06-10.
2. ^ Dazi Overview, Dazi county.
3. ^ Basic Dazi & , DIIB.
4. 2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
5. Sonam Wangdu 2014.
6. Dazi Bridge, Structurae.
7. Wei Guo 2014.
8. ^ Sung, K.; Rgyal, L.B. (2021). Amdo Tibetan: A Comprehensive Grammar Textbook: ༄༄།། ཨ་མདོའི་ཁ་སྐད། (in Dzongkha). Taylor & Francis. p. 466. ISBN 978-1-000-24861-6. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
9. Gandain Monastery, China Intercontinental, p. 2.
10. Van Beek, S.; MacCue, G.; Choegyal, L. (1993). Tibet: Lhasa-Khathmandu. Insight pocket guides. APA. ISBN 978-962-421-540-3. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

Sources

• "Basic Dazi". Dazi Industry and Information Bureau. Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
• "Dazi Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
• "Dazi Overview". Dazi county government. 2013-07-10. Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
• Gandain Monastery. China Intercontinental Press. 1997. ISBN 978-7-80113-312-0. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
• "Dazhi County to create a clean and healthy industry to cultivate high-grade boutique fruits and vegetables". China Tibet News. 2014-04-03. Archived from the original on 2015-02-21.
• Wei Guo (2014-11-05). "80% of Lhasa New Dazi Bridge is completed and will be open to traffic next". Lhasa Evening Post. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22.

v t e Lhasa
County-level divisions	District Chengguan Doilungdêqên Dagzê Counties Lhünzhub Damxung Nyêmo Qüxü Maizhokunggar
Towns and villages	Caina Chundui (Codoi) Dangquka Donggar Gongtang Gyaidar Horru Kunggar Leten Lhünzhub Namco Niu New Area Nyêmo Nyêtang Qiannang Wumatang Yangbajain Zaxoi Zhujia
Monasteries and palaces	Architecture of Lhasa Lingkhor Potala Palace Norbulingka Jokhang Tsomon Ling Ganden Monastery Kundeling Monastery Nechung Drolma Lhakhang Temple Yangpachen Monastery Drepung Monastery Ramoche Temple Reting Monastery Sanga Monastery Yerpa Sera Monastery Chupzang Nunnery Drakri Hermitage Garu Nunnery Keutsang Hermitage Keutsang East Hermitage Keutsang Hermitage Khardo Hermitage Negodong Nunnery Nenang Monastery Pabonka Hermitage Panglung Hermitage Purbuchok Hermitage Rakhadrak Hermitage Sera Monastery Sera Chöding Hermitage Sera Gönpasar Hermitage Sera Utsé Hermitage Takten Hermitage Trashi Chöling Hermitage
Other landmarks	Barkhor Chokpori Drapchi Prison Lhasa Zhol Pillar Tromzikhang Nyang bran Hutoushan Reservoir Samdrup Pohang Labrang Nyingba Monument of Jiangsu Road Treasure of the Plateau Lhasa Racecourse Potala Palace Inner Stele Lhasa Martyrs' Mausoleum Qinghai-Tibet-Sichuan-Tibet Highway Monument Consulate General of Nepal, Lhasa Lhalu Pohang Shirin Dorje Pohang Office building of the Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region Lhasa Auditorium Tibet Working People's Cultural Palace Lhasa North and South Mountain Greening Project Office of the Representative of the Central People's Government in Tibet
Culture & Life	Potala Palace Square Tibetan People's Hall Tibet Museum Tibet Museum of Natural Science Tibet Himalaya Mountaineering Guide School Tibet Stadium Lhasa Youth Activity Center People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region Tibetan Hospital of the Tibet Autonomous Region Tibet Autonomous Region Mass Art Museum Lhasa Comprehensive Pavilion Tibet Autonomous Region Archives Lhasa Mass Culture and Sports Center Lhasa Cinema City Tibet Rug Mansion Tibet Exhibition Center Memorial Hall Marking the Emancipation of More Than One Million Serfs Lhasa Half Marathon Lhasa Television
Business & Development	Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone Tibet Development Company Tibet Everest Resources Bank of Tibet Lhasa Donggar Wholesale Market
Education & Science	Tibet University Tibet University of Traditional Tibetan Medicine Lhasa Teachers College Lhasa Middle School Lhasa No.1 Elementary School Lhasa-Beijing Experimental Middle School Yangbajain Cosmic Ray National Field Scientific Observatory Tibet Library Lhasa Library Lhasa 500kV Transmission Project Lhasa Converter Station One River, Two Rivers Project Qinghai-Tibet Networking Project Tibet Huayu Mining Tibet Gaozheng Explosives
Hotels & Parks	Chagpori Park Liwu Park Cisongtang Park Banak Shöl Hotel Lhasa Hotel Tibet Hotel Tibet Autonomous Region Guesthouse Tibet Tourism
Transport	Lhasa Airport Damxung railway station Lhasa railway station Lhasa West railway station Wumatang railway station Yangbajain railway station G109 G318 G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway North Linkor Road Central Beijing Road Norbulingka Road Jiangsu Road Jinzhu West Road Lhasa River Special Bridge Lhasa Passenger Station Tibet Skyway
Government	Doje Cezhug Jigme Namgyal

• Dagzê County
• County-level divisions of Lhasa