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Babang Township, Sichuan
Township in Sichuan, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Babang (Tibetan: Palpung; Chinese: 八邦乡; pinyin: Bābāng Xiāng) is a rural Tibetan township in Dêgê County, Garzê Prefecture, Sichuan, China.[1] The township is primarily concentrated around the Pal Chu (Chinese: 白曲; pinyin: Bái Qū) river in the western reaches of the Chola Mountains on the east side of the Jinsha River.[2] The township contains significant remaining tracts of the Hengduan conifer forests.
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Babang
八邦乡 | |
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Palpung | |
![]() View of traditional log homes along the Pal Chu (river) in Babang Township | |
Coordinates: 31°38′36″N 98°47′49″E | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture | Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture |
County | Dêgê County |
Area | |
• Total | 555.2 km2 (214.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,720 m (12,200 ft) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 2,638 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
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Babang is known for the 18th-century Palpung Monastery located on a ridge approximately 160 m (520 ft) above the centre of the township.