Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
🇨🇳 Nyingchi, also known as Linzhi and as Nyingtri, is a prefecture-level city in the south-east of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. The administrative seat of Nyingchi is Bayi District.
Nyingchi is the location of Buchu Monastery.
Economy: Tourist Industry The average elevation of Nyingchi is 3,040 meters (9,974 feet), which is the lowest compared with the other prefectures in Tibet. The relatively low elevation compared to other regions of the Tibetan plateau yields a lower risk of Altitude sickness. Guangdong province announced in 2012 that it plans to invest more than RMB 400 million (US$63 million) in Nyingchi's tourism industry. According to the plan, Guangdong will help build 22 "prosperous model villages" in Nyingchi in counties such as Bomê and Zayü.
Transport It takes about 5 hours to travel from Lhasa to Nyingchi by a highway opened at the end of 2018. Nyingchi is connected to Lhasa by the 435-kilometer Lhasa–Nyingchi railway, completed in 2021. The journey from Lhasa by train takes 2.5 hours.
The Linzhi Milin Airport was opened in Nyingchi in March 2017, which may be used to support both commercial air traffic and the People's Liberation Army Air Force.
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Nyingchi has a population of over 39,110 people. Nyingchi also forms the centre of the wider Nyingchi Prefecture which has a population of over 200,000 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Nyingchi has links with:
🇳🇵 Pokhara, Nepal