Old Yatung, the Glossary
Old Yatung, originally just "Yatung", with a native Tibetan spelling of Nyatong: "Miss Taylor returned with the object of converting the Tibetan people, and now lives at the town of Nyatong, which by some is called Yatung." or Myatong, is a location 2 miles west of Rinchengang in the lower Chumbi Valley in the present day Yadong County of Tibet.[1]
Table of Contents
12 relations: British expedition to Tibet, Chema, Tibet, Chumbi Valley, Ekai Kawaguchi, Jelep La, Laurence Waddell, Nasal bridge, Nathu La, Rinchengang, Torsa River, Yadong County, Yatung.
- Yadong County
British expedition to Tibet
The British expedition to Tibet, also known as the Younghusband expedition, began in December 1903 and lasted until September 1904.
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Chema, Tibet
Chema or Phema, is a village in the Chumbi Valley or Yadong County in the Tibet region of China. Old Yatung and Chema, Tibet are Yadong County.
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Chumbi Valley
The Chumbi Valley, called Dromo or Tromo in Tibetan, is a valley in the Himalayas that projects southwards from the Tibetan plateau, intervening between Sikkim and Bhutan. Old Yatung and Chumbi Valley are Yadong County.
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Ekai Kawaguchi
(February 26, 1866 – February 24, 1945) was a Japanese Buddhist monk who was famed for his four journeys to Nepal (in 1899, 1903, 1905 and 1913) and two to Tibet (July 4, 1900–June 15, 1902, 1913–1915).
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Jelep La
Jelep La elevation, is a high mountain pass between Sikkim, India and Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Old Yatung and Jelep La are Yadong County.
Laurence Waddell
Lieutenant Colonel Laurence Austine Waddell, CB, CIE, F.L.S., L.L.D, M.Ch., I.M.S. RAI, F.R.A.S (29 May 1854 – 19 September 1938) was a Scottish explorer, Professor of Tibetan, Professor of Chemistry and Pathology, Indian Army surgeon, collector in Tibet, and amateur archaeologist.
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Nasal bridge
The nasal bridge is the upper, bony part of the nose, which overlies the nasal bones.
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Nathu La
Nathu La(Sikkimese: རྣ་ཐོས་ལ་) is a mountain pass in the Dongkya Range of the Himalayas between China's Yadong County in Tibet, and the Indian states of Sikkim. Old Yatung and Nathu La are Yadong County.
Rinchengang
Rinchengang: "By order of Military Control Commission freedom of movement is not being permitted to our Trade Agents even in the vicinity where the Trade Agencies are located. Old Yatung and Rinchengang are Yadong County.
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Torsa River
The Torsa River (also spelt Torsha and also known as Kambu Maqu, Machu and Amo Chhu) rises from the Chumbi Valley in Tibet, China, where it is known as Machu.
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Yadong County
Yadong County, also known by its Tibetan name Dromo/Tromo County is a frontier county and trade-market of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, part of its Shigatse Prefecture.
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Yatung
Yatung or Yadong, also known as Shasima, is the principal town in the Chumbi Valley or Yadong County in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Old Yatung and Yatung are Yadong County.
See also
Yadong County
- Chema, Tibet
- Cho La (Sikkim and Tibet)
- Chumbi
- Chumbi Valley
- Dochen Tso
- Jelep La
- Nathu La
- Old Yatung
- Phari
- Rinchengang
- Xiayadong Township
- Yadong County
- Yatung
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Yatung
Also known as Nyatong, Yatung Chu.