Baiyü County

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.

Baiyü County
白玉县 · དཔལ་ཡུལ་རྫོང
County
Palyul Monastery in Baiyü
Palyul Monastery in Baiyü
Baiyü is located in Sichuan
Baiyü
Baiyü
Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°13′N 98°49′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureGarzê
Township-level divisions1 town
16 townships
County seatJianshe
Area
 • Total10,386 km2 (4,010 sq mi)
Elevation
3,012 m (9,882 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total41,500
 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions
  • Seat: Jianshe Town (建设镇) (Pelyul)
  • Jinsha Township (金沙乡)
  • Ronggai Township (绒盖乡)
  • Zhangdu Township (章都乡)
  • Marong Township (麻绒乡)
  • Hepo Township (河坡乡)
  • Rejia Township (热加乡)
  • Denglong Township (登龙乡)
  • Zengke Township (赠科乡)
  • Acha Township (阿察乡)
  • Maqiong Township (麻邛乡)
  • Liaoxi Township (辽西乡)
  • Nata Township (纳塔乡)
  • Anzi Township (安孜乡)
  • Gaiyu Township (盖玉乡)
  • Shama Township (沙马乡)
  • Shanyan Township (山岩乡)

Climate
Climate data for Baiyü (1981−2010 normals)
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 precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.2 3.4 7.0 12.6 16.5 21.8 21.4 18.8 18.5 10.9 2.9 1.2 136.2
Average snowy days 2.9 6.6 7.5 3.0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.9 3.3 2.6 27
Average relative humidity (%) 33 34 41 49 53 65 71 72 74 64 47 39 54
Mean monthly sunshine hours 170.2 152.6 165.1 176.1 198.9 185.2 190.0 178.9 169.4 171.6 174.9 180.1 2,113
Percent possible sunshine 53 48 44 45 47 44 44 44 46 49 56 58 48
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[1][2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6][7]

Jazi Amnye Drodul Pema Garwang Lingpa (1901-1975) entered Tromge Monastery at age 11.[8]

Tromge Monastery School was established in the 2000s to provide a traditional education to about two dozen students.[9]

References
  1. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. "Nyoshul Jonpalung Monastery". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  4. "Adzom Gar". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  5. Gardner, Alexander (2009). "The First Adzom Drukpa, Drodul Pawo Dorje". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  6. "Tromge Gon". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  7. "Chagdud Gonpa – Associates". chagdudgonpa.org. 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  8. Dorje, Sangngak (2013). "Jazi Amnye Drodul Pema Garwang Lingpa". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
  9. "Tromge Monastery School | Chagdud Gonpa Amrita Seattle". amritaseattle.org. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
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