Naqu (那曲)

1. Introduction

Nagqu City (Tibetan: ནག་ཆུ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།, Wylie transliteration: nag chu grong khyer, Tibetan pinyin: Nagqu Chongkyêr, meaning "Black River") is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. The municipal government is located at No. 3, West Zhejiang Road, Sênyü District. Covering an area of 392,300 square kilometers, it has a permanent population of approximately 510,000, with Tibetans accounting for 96.77%. Established as a city on May 7, 2018, it is the largest prefecture-level city in China by land area, accounting for 29.3% of the total area of the Tibet Autonomous Region, comparable in size to Zimbabwe.

2. Etymology

The name of Nagqu City originates from the Tibetan term "Black River," derived from the Nagqu River within its territory (the upper reaches of the Nujiang River). During the late Ming and early Qing periods under the Khoshut Mongol rule, the area was known as "Kara Usu." In the Qing Dynasty, it was translated as "Hala Usu," eventually evolving into "Nagqu."

3. History

The name "Nagqu" is derived from the Nagqu River (the upper reaches of the Nu River) within its territory. It was formerly translated as "Heihe" (Black River) (In Tibetan, 'Nag' means black, and 'Qu' means river, hence the translation Heihe). In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the Khoshut Mongols called it "Kara Usu." During the Qing Dynasty, it was recorded as Hala Usu or Kara Usu, which is the Mongolian translation of the Tibetan place name "Nagqu" ("Kara" means black, "Usu" means water). Nagqu has a long history. Since the 1950s, geologists and archaeologists have discovered many chipped stone tools on the northern Tibetan plateau. Their shapes and manufacturing techniques commonly bear characteristics of nomadic culture, belonging essentially to cultural relics from the middle or late Paleolithic period, dating back approximately 10,000 to 50,000 years.

The earliest clear historical record of the Nagqu region is the ancient Zhangzhung Kingdom, referred to in Chinese historical records as Yangtong. In Tibetan historical texts, this area is called "Drokdé," meaning "pastoral tribes," its inhabitants are called "Drokpa," meaning nomads, or "Changpa," meaning northerners, or "Changri," meaning northern tribes. During the peak of Zhangzhung, the Zhangzhung people divided their territory into inner, outer, and middle parts. The Nagqu region roughly belonged to Middle Zhangzhung and Outer Zhangzhung. The center of Middle Zhangzhung, "Dangra Khyungdzong," was located around the shores of Lake Dangra Yutso in the southwestern part of Nagqu.

After the decline of Zhangzhung's power, its territory shrank westward. Around the 7th century, the eastern part of this region came under the rule of the Supi tribe. Later, the Tibetan tribe gradually grew stronger, unified the whole of Tibet, and established the powerful Tibetan Empire. Northern Tibet was also incorporated into its rule. During the reign of Songtsen Gampo, Tibet was divided into four ru and sixty-one tongde (equivalent to a thousand households). The former territory of the Supi tribe was established as "Sumparu," governing eleven tongde, serving as a base for Tibet's expansion towards the Western Regions and the Hehuang Jiangmin area. This area was particularly important, historically noted that "half of the military provisions and horses came from here."

After the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Nagqu, together with Yangbajain, Bangcang (around present-day Dangra Lake and Angze Lake), and Langru (around present-day Baingoin County), were called the Four Northern Tribes.

In 1269, Kublai Khan (the founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty) dispatched officials to set up post stations along the main postal route from Qinghai to Sakya. Seven stations were established in Ü-Tsang (Central Tibet), with the route passing through present-day Baqên, Sog County, Biru, Nagqu, and Damxung areas. Mongol soldiers were stationed in northern Tibet, later forming the power of the Thirty-nine Hor Tribes of northern Tibetan Mongols.

From the 17th century to the early 18th century, it belonged to the Khoshut Mongol regime, with Mongol cavalry stationed at Lake Tengri (Nam Co) to overawe all of Tibet.

In 1725, the Qing government established the Qinghai Assistant Amban and appointed the 12th "Hor King," Chikyap Gyalchen, to oversee the Thirty-nine Tribes, directly under the Lifan Yuan's Office of Barbarian Affairs.

In 1728, the Qing court established the Office of the Amban in Lhasa.

In 1731, the border between Qinghai and Tibet was demarcated. Tribes on the northern and southern slopes of the Gurla Mandhata mountain range were placed under the jurisdiction of the Amban in Tibet and the Qinghai Assistant Amban respectively. The Thirty-nine Tribes were placed under the direct control of the Amban in Tibet. In the same year, a census of households was conducted in various tribes, and they were required to provide corvée services to the Office of the Amban.

In 1751 (the 16th year of the Qianlong Emperor), the Qing Dynasty sent troops to quell the Lhazang Khan incident and formulated the "Thirteen-Article Ordinance for the More Effective Governing of Tibet," implementing major reforms to the local Tibetan administrative system. Given Nagqu's strategic position, the Qing Dynasty decided to establish the Khamnang Dzong in Nagqu, subordinate to the newly established Kashag government of Tibet. Khamnang Dzong was jointly administered by a religious leader (the Khenpo) and a tribal chief (the Nangdzong). This can be considered the first dzong (district) on the northern Tibetan plateau, a form of theocratic rule. Part of Nagqu was also under the jurisdiction of the Panchen Lama.

By 1907 (the 33rd year of the Guangxu Emperor), there had been eight generations of "Hor Kings," all appointed and enfeoffed by the Qing government, some even bestowed with official hats and peacock feathers.

Around the time of the Xinhai Revolution, the Kashag took control of the Dam and Thirty-nine Tribes regions, historically under the direct administration of the Amban. After the 9th Panchen Lama was forced to flee to inland China, the Kashag also took over the Panchen's territories. Thus, for the first time since the collapse of the Tibetan Empire, the entire northern Tibetan region was placed under the direct control of the Tibetan government.

In 1916, to strengthen control over Dam and the Thirty-nine Tribes, the Kashag established a chief administrator, the "Horji," in the Hor region, ending the over 500-year history of the "Hor Kings" spanning twenty-one generations. From its establishment to its end, the Horji position had nine officials. The Nagqu Chief Administrator had five officials, all of the fourth rank, each term filled by one monk and one lay official.

In 1942 (Water Horse Year of the Tibetan calendar), the Kashag government established the Changchub Chichö, administering the pastoral areas of northern Tibet and fourteen dzongs north of Lhasa, with Nagqu Dzong being one of them. Initially, Nagqu Dzong nominally governed seven major tribes and fifty-one minor tribes, but in reality, it only directly administered thirty minor tribes, called "Shungpa." The remaining twenty-one minor tribes were under the jurisdiction of upper-class Tibetan nobles or major monasteries, called "Gelpa" or "Gerde."

In October 1950, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) entered Tibet, first gaining control of the Qamdo region and the eastern part of Nagqu.

In March 1951, the Qamdo Region People's Liberation Committee was established. The former Kashag Changchub Chichö's Nyainrong Dzong, Sog Dzong, Baqên Dzong, Biru Dzong, Lhari Dzong, Chidro Dzong, Saza Dzong, and Dengqên Dzong were placed under its First Office (stationed in Dengqên). Subsequently, People's Liberation Committees were established in various dzongs. Meanwhile, the central and western parts of Nagqu remained under the management of the Kashag's Changchub Chichö.

In March 1952, the main force of the 18th Army's Independent Detachment, over 2,000 strong, escorted the 10th Panchen Lama back to Tsang via northern Tibet. According to the Seventeen Point Agreement, Nagqu territories originally belonging to the Panchen Lama were returned to him. In January 1953, the Heihe Sub-committee of the Chinese Communist Party Tibet Work Committee was established.

On October 9, 1956, the Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region established the Heihe Chichö Office. Nagqu Dzong was then under the jurisdiction of the Nagqu Chichö Office.

After the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the State Council dissolved the Tibetan Kashag government. The Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region made major adjustments to the administrative divisions of northern Tibet. The Heihe Chichö Office governed nine counties. In October, the Preparatory Committee decided to abolish the various Chichö offices and establish administrative offices.

In January 1960, with State Council approval, Tibet's "Heihe Region" was officially renamed "Nagqu Region." In February, the Heihe Commissioner's Administrative Office was established.

In 1965, it was renamed the Nagqu Administrative Office.

In 1970, Nagqu Prefecture was renamed Nagqu Region, with Nagqu County under its jurisdiction until now.

In 1985, the State Council approved the establishment of Nyima County.

In November 2012, the State Council approved the establishment of Shuanghu County. By then, Nagqu Region administered 11 counties.

On July 18, 2017, the State Council approved the revocation of Nagqu Region and Nagqu County. A prefecture-level Nagqu City was established. The People's Government of Nagqu City is located at No. 3, West Zhejiang Road, the newly established Sênyi District. Nagqu City established Sênyi District, with the former administrative region of Nagqu County as the administrative region of Sênyi District. The People's Government of Sênyi District is located at No. 26, West Culture Road, Nagqu Town. Nagqu City administers the former Nagqu Region's Nyainrong County, Amdo County, Baqên County, Sog County, Biru County, Lhari County, Nyima County, Baingoin County, Xainza County, Shuanghu County, and the newly established Sênyi District.

3. Geography

3.1 Location

Nagqu City is situated in northern Tibet, located in the heart of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It serves as the source of major rivers such as the Yangtze River, Nujiang River, Lhasa River, and Yigong River. It borders the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province, neighbors Qamdo City to the east, adjoins Lhasa City, Nyingchi City, and Shigatse City to the south, and connects with the Ngari Prefecture to the west. Its geographical coordinates are approximately between 83°55' and 95°5' east longitude, and 29°55' and 36°30' north latitude.

3.2 Topography

Nagqu City lies between the Tanggula Mountains, Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, and Gangdise Mountains in northern Tibet. The central part features a plateau hilly terrain, characterized by numerous mountains with relatively gentle slopes, most of which are rounded in shape. The northwestern region has a higher elevation. Due to its location within the branch ranges or foothills of the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, it contains many peaks with rugged and steep terrain and significant elevation differences, all above 5,500 meters. The highest peak, Sangding Kangsang Mountain, reaches an altitude of approximately 6,500 meters. The northern part belongs to the Tanggula Mountain area, representing a typical plateau mountain landscape with an irregular oval shape. The Tanggula Mountains form a ridgeline running across the region, with higher elevations in the center and lower in the north and south, as well as higher in the west and lower in the east. The altitude gradually decreases from about 6,600 meters in the center to 4,700 meters in the north and 4,500 meters in the south, with an average elevation above 5,300 meters. The mountain ranges in this area extend from east to west, primarily including the Tanggula Mountains, the Tuorjiu (Little Tanggula) Mountains, and the Sangkagang (Shengligong Mountain) Mountains.

The eastern part consists of plateau mountains, with elevations ranging between 3,800 and 4,500 meters and an average altitude of about 4,100 meters. The terrain slopes from northwest to southeast, with altitudes gradually decreasing. The western part of this region, at over 4,400 meters, features mostly low hills; the eastern part, at over 3,800 meters, is dominated by high, steep mountains with intricate networks of gullies and intersecting rivers. Due to the complex topography, apart from a few areas with some alpine grasslands, the rest of the region is characterized by towering, precipitous mountains. Deep gorges form between these mountains, with elevation differences between valley floors and mountain tops often exceeding 1,000 meters.

The southern part is a transitional zone where the Northern Tibet Plateau meets the high mountain valleys of Eastern Tibet. Some areas have elevations above 5,000 meters and feature plateau hills; other areas have towering, steep mountains forming long, narrow deep valleys between them. In areas adjacent to Nyingchi Prefecture, the altitude drops sharply to around 3,000 meters, where relatively large valley plains are distributed.

3.3 Climate

Nagqu City has a high altitude, insufficient thermal energy, and a cold, arid climate. Its oxygen content is only half that of sea level. The Northern Tibet Plateau is one of the regions with the harshest climatic conditions in Tibet, representing a typical plateau frigid climate zone. It features high cold, oxygen deficiency, dry climate, large diurnal temperature variations, and frequent strong winds. The annual average temperature ranges from -0.9°C to -3.3°C, with an annual relative humidity of 48-51%. The average annual precipitation is only between 100-200 mm, and the annual sunshine duration is 2,852.6-2,881.7 hours. The climate is dry and cold year-round, with no absolute frost-free period. From November to March of the following year is the dry and windy period in Northern Tibet. Snowfall during this time can easily become a snow disaster. This period is characterized by dry conditions, low temperatures, oxygen deficiency, significant wind-blown sand, and long duration. May to September is relatively warm, considered the golden season for grasslands. The climate is mild with calm winds and sunny days, accounting for 80% of the annual rainfall. The growing period for green plants is about one hundred days per year, all concentrated within this season.

Average Meteorological Data for Sênyü District, Nagqu City (1981-2010)

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| | Avg high °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) | −0.8 (30.6) | 3.1 (37.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 13.2 (55.8) | 7.9 (46.2) | 1.9 (35.4) | −1.3 (29.7) | 7.2 (45.0) | | Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) | −9.3 (15.3) | −4.9 (23.2) | −0.8 (30.6) | 3.8 (38.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 6.1 (43.0) | 0.2 (32.4) | −6.9 (19.6) | −10.9 (12.4) | −0.6 (30.8) | | Avg low °C (°F) | −19.9 (−3.8) | −17.3 (0.9) | −12.6 (9.3) | −7.8 (18.0) | −2.6 (27.3) | 2.2 (36.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 3.8 (38.8) | 1.0 (33.8) | −5.5 (22.1) | −13.8 (7.2) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −7.3 (18.9) | | Avg precip mm (inches) | 4.1 (0.16) | 3.5 (0.14) | 4.7 (0.19) | 11.2 (0.44) | 35.5 (1.40) | 83.9 (3.30) | 104.8 (4.13) | 99.5 (3.92) | 73.8 (2.91) | 21.6 (0.85) | 4.5 (0.18) | 2.4 (0.09) | 449.5 (17.71) | | Avg precip days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 13.2 | 18.8 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 18.8 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 122.9 |9 | | Average Relative Humidity (%) | 42 | 39 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 58 | 50 | 44 | 53 |

4. Administrative Divisions

Nagqu City administers 1 district and 10 counties.

District: Seni District Counties: Lhari County, Biru County, Nyainrong County, Amdo County, Xainza County, Sog County, Bangoin County, Baqên County, Nyima County, Conyi County

Administrative Divisions Map of Nagqu City

| Division Code | Division Name | Tibetan | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan Pinyin | Wylie Transliteration | Area (km²) | Resident Population (2020 Census) | Government Seat | Postal Code | Township-level Divisions | |-------------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------------------| | 540600 | Nagqu City | ནག་ཆུ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར། | Nàqū Shì | Nagqu Chongkyêr | nag chu grong khyer | 352,192.31 | 504,838 | Seni District | 852000 | 25 towns, 89 townships | | 540602 | Seni District | གསེར་རྙེད་ཆུས། | Sèní Qū | Seni Qü | gser rnyed chus | 16,196.45 | 104,490 | Nagqu Town | 852000 | 3 towns, 9 townships | | 540621 | Lhari County | ལྷ་རི་རྫོང་། | Jiālí Xiàn | Lhari Zong | lha ri rdzong | 13,068.68 | 38,797 | Azha Town | 852400 | 2 towns, 8 townships | | 540622 | Biru County | འབྲི་རུ་རྫོང་། | Bǐrú Xiàn | Biru Zong | 'bri ru rdzong | 11,683.45 | 72,618 | Biru Town | 852300 | 2 towns, 8 townships | | 540623 | Nyainrong County | སྙན་རོང་རྫོང་། | Nièróng Xiàn | Nyainrong Zong | snyan rong rdzong | 8,990.81 | 35,163 | Nyainrong Town | 853500 | 1 town, 9 townships | | 540624 | Amdo County | ཨ་མདོ་རྫོང་། | Ānduō Xiàn | Amdo Zong | a mdo rdzong | 43,529.35 | 39,683 | Pagnag Town | 853400 | 4 towns, 9 townships | | 540625 | Xainza County | ཤན་རྩ་རྫོང་། | Shēnzhā Xiàn | Xainza Zong | shan rtsa rdzong | 25,645.20 | 21,768 | Xainza Town | 853100 | 2 towns, 6 townships | | 540626 | Sog County | སོག་རྫོང་། | Suǒ Xiàn | Sog Zong | sog rdzong | 5,858.68 | 52,923 | Yagra Town | 852200 | 2 towns, 8 townships | | 540627 | Bangoin County | དཔལ་མགོན་རྫོང་། | Bāngē Xiàn | Bangoin Zong | dpal mgon rdzong | 28,435.99 | 39,309 | Pubu Town | 852500 | 4 towns, 6 townships | | 540628 | Baqên County | སྦྲ་ཆེན་རྫོང་། | Bāqīng Xiàn | Baqên Zong | sbra chen rdzong | 9,810.67 | 56,200 | Lhaxi Town | 852100 | 3 towns, 7 townships | | 540629 | Nyima County | ཉི་མ་རྫོང་། | Nímǎ Xiàn | Nyima Zong | nyi ma rdzong | 72,532.12 | 33,006 | Nyima Town | 853200 | 1 town, 13 townships | | 540630 | Conyi County | མཚོ་གཉིས་རྫོང་། | Shuānghú Xiàn | Conyi Zong | mtsho gnyis rdzong | 116,440.91 | 10,881 | Domar Township | 853300 | 1 town, 6 townships |

5. Economy

Nagqu City is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Tibet Autonomous Region, located in the heart of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Its economic development is primarily based on animal husbandry, while it has also made progress in industries such as manufacturing, construction, and tourism. In recent years, Nagqu City has maintained steady economic growth. In the first three quarters of 2024, its regional GDP reached 17.149 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. Fixed asset investment grew significantly, and both total retail sales of consumer goods and residents' income levels also improved.

The industrial structure of Nagqu City is being optimized, with rapid growth in green industrial investment and a notable increase in the total output value of agriculture and animal husbandry. Additionally, as one of the key industries, tourism has further driven economic development through the integration model of "industry + e-commerce."

The infrastructure construction in Nagqu City continues to improve, and its transportation network is gradually being optimized. In particular, leveraging major transportation arteries such as the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the G6 Expressway has enhanced the potential for regional economic development. In the future, Nagqu City will continue to promote high-quality development, improve public service levels, and optimize the business environment to achieve more comprehensive economic and social progress.

6. Transportation

The Qinghai-Tibet Highway (National Highway 109), National Highway 317 pass through the area, and National Highway 345 terminates here.
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway has a station in this location, known as Nagqu Station.
The construction of Nagqu Dagring Airport was once planned, but it has been postponed due to safety concerns arising from its world-record high altitude.

7. Education

Nagqu City is one of China’s highest-altitude prefecture-level cities, with harsh natural conditions. However, significant progress has been made in education in recent years. The city currently has 312 schools of various levels, with 115,600 students and 7,314 faculty and staff, covering preschool education, compulsory education, vocational education, and special education. Nagqu City places particular emphasis on special education, operating two special education schools that provide nine-year compulsory education for children with disabilities. Additionally, the city actively promotes the development of vocational education through industry-education integration and the establishment of practical training bases, cultivating technical talents suited to local economic development. At the same time, Nagqu City focuses on educational equity, implementing off-site schooling to improve teaching quality and reduce operational costs. In recent years, the city has also achieved notable results in rural revitalization and the enhancement of education quality.

8. Population

According to the Seventh National Population Census in 2020, the city's permanent resident population was 504,838. Compared with the 462,381 people from the Sixth National Population Census, the total increase over the ten years was 42,457 people, a growth of 9.18%, with an average annual growth rate of 0.88%. Among them, the male population was 256,495, accounting for 50.81% of the total population; the female population was 248,343, accounting for 49.19% of the total population. The sex ratio of the total population (with females as 100) was 103.28. The population aged 0–14 was 172,537, accounting for 34.18% of the total population; the population aged 15–59 was 298,754, accounting for 59.18% of the total population; the population aged 60 and above was 33,547, accounting for 6.65% of the total population, of which the population aged 65 and above was 23,657, accounting for 4.69% of the total population. The population living in urban areas was 116,030, accounting for 22.98% of the total population; the population living in rural areas was 388,808, accounting for 77.02% of the total population.

8.1. Ethnic Groups

Among the city's permanent resident population, the Han ethnic group population was 15,693, accounting for 3.11%; the Tibetan ethnic group population was 485,903, accounting for 96.25%; and the populations of other ethnic minorities were 3,242, accounting for 0.64%. Compared with the Sixth National Population Census in 2010, the Han population increased by 2,711, a growth of 20.88%, and its proportion of the total population increased by 0.3 percentage points; the populations of ethnic minorities increased by 39,746, a growth of 8.84%, and their proportion of the total population decreased by 0.3 percentage points. Among them, the Tibetan population increased by 38,474, a growth of 8.6%, and its proportion of the total population decreased by 0.52 percentage points.

Ethnic Composition of Nagqu Prefecture (November 2010)

| Ethnic Group | Tibetan | Han | Hui | Kazakh | Manchu | Dongxiang | Dong | Bai | Salar | Mongolian | Other Ethnic Groups | |------------|----------|--------|-------|----------|------|--------|------|------|--------|--------|----------| | Population | 447,429 | 12,982 | 1,230 | 276 | 92 | 71 | 54 | 48 | 32 | 21 | 146 | | Proportion of Total Population (%) | 96.77 | 2.81 | 0.27 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | | Proportion of Ethnic Minority Population (%) | 99.56 | --- | 0.27 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 |

9. Religion

Nagqu City, located in the northern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is one of the important centers of Tibetan Buddhism, boasting a rich religious culture. The city is home to numerous religious sites, including Bon monasteries, Kagyu monasteries, Nyingma monasteries, and Gelug monasteries, totaling 234 locations, with over 5,800 monks and nuns. Among these, Bon, as an ancient religious tradition in Tibetan society, holds significant importance in the Nagqu region, with its culture representing the worldview and nature worship of ancient Tibetans.

Tibetan Buddhism also plays a vital role in Nagqu City, with many monasteries such as Bangna Monastery and Tashilhunpo Monastery serving as important centers for Tibetan Buddhist practice. Additionally, Nagqu City actively implements the Party’s fundamental principles on religious work, promoting the adaptation of religion to socialist society.

10. Culture

Nagqu City is located in the northern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region and serves as a vital component of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, often hailed as the "Roof of the World's Roof." It boasts abundant natural landscapes and cultural resources, including renowned attractions such as Namtso Lake, Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, and Puruogangri Glacier, as well as unique cultural activities like Tibetan attire and horse racing festivals.

Nagqu City has a long history, having once been a significant area of the Zhangzhung civilization and later becoming the political center of northern Tibet during the Tubo Dynasty. The region is rich in ethnic customs, where Tibetan culture, religious traditions (such as Bon, Kagyu, and Nyingma schools), and nomadic culture blend and flourish.

In recent years, Nagqu City has vigorously promoted the integrated development of culture and tourism. By hosting events like the Gesar Horse Racing Art Festival and launching tourism routes such as "Polar Nagqu," it has attracted a large number of visitors. Additionally, the city places great emphasis on preserving and inheriting Gesar culture, establishing relevant support funds to drive the growth of cultural industries.

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