"Nyingchi" means "throne of the sun" or "throne of the family" in Tibetan. Nyingchi County is in the southeast of Tibet, to the north of Yarlung Zangbo River, and at the lower reaches of Nying River. Nyingchi County covers an area of 10,238 square kilometers, and has a population of 260,00.
Nyingchi County is located in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. Both steep cliffs and flat valleys exist in the area. The average altitude is 3000 metres above sea level.
The vegetation resources is abundant in the area. The main species of trees are cypress, mulberry and Spruce, etc. The stock volume of trees is about 60 million cubic metres.
The traffic network of the county has come to its shape. The 223 kilometres' long highway of Sichuan-Tibet Highway crosses the county. The total road lengths in the county reaches 410 kilometres.
Bayi town is the political, economic and cultural center of Nyingchi County. It covers an area of 8 square kilometres, with a population of 16,000. It has over 90 enterprises, units and plants.
