Shigatse

Japanese: シガツェ - しがつぇ
Shigatse

A prefecture-level city in the southern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is also called Shigatse. It is located near the confluence of the Yarlung Zuangbo River (upstream of the Brahmaputra River) and its tributary, the Nyangchu River. It governs one city district, Gyangtse, Tsemo, and 17 other counties (as of 2016). It is the second largest city in Tibet, with a population of 705,100 (2010). (Pulu) In addition to handicrafts such as ragweed and carpet manufacturing, hydroelectric power plants, machinery, leather, and food processing industries are well developed. In the Nyangchu River Valley, the cultivation of oats and wheat is thriving. In terms of transportation, it is connected to the autonomous region's capital Lhasa by the Lhasa-Shigatse Railway, and there is an air route to Chengdu from Shigatse Peace Airport, about 40 kilometers east of the city center. It developed around Tashilhunpo Monastery, which was built in the 15th century, and has been the residence of Panchen (great monks) since the end of the Ming Dynasty.

[Masakazu Komai, Editorial Department, September 19, 2017]

[References] | Gyangtze | Tashilhunpo Monastery | Tibet (Autonomous Region) | Tsomo

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

中国、チベット自治区南部の地級市。シガズェともいう。ヤルンズアンボ江(ブラマプトラ川上流)とその支流ニャンチュ河の合流地点付近にある。1市轄区、ギャンズェ、ツォモなど17県を管轄する(2016年時点)。チベット第二の都市で、人口70万5100(2010)。(プールー)ラシャやカーペット製造などの手工業のほか、水力発電所をはじめ機械、皮革、食品加工業などが発達。ニャンチュ河谷では青稞(チンコー)(ハダカエンバク)、小麦の栽培が盛んである。交通では、拉日鉄道(ラサ―シガツェ)によって自治区の首府ラサとつながるほか、市中心部の東約40キロメートルにあるシガツェ和平空港からは成都(せいと)への空路が開設されている。15世紀建立のタシルンポ寺を中心に発展、明(みん)末以来パンチェン(大学僧)の居住地となった。

[駒井正一・編集部 2017年9月19日]

[参照項目] | ギャンズェ | タシルンポ寺 | チベット(自治区) | ツォモ

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