Exceptional Advantages in nyingchi Resources
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Exceptional Advantages in Resources | ||||
Though a small administrative area, Nyingchi is highly rich in three major resources -- namely, forestry, hydraulics and tourism. These three resources have enabled Nyingchi's economy to skyrocket since the 1980s.
Fungi and economic plants are also a part of the wood resources. More than 120 edible fungi grow in the forest of Nyingchi, including the hedgehog fungus, morel and pine mushroom which also serves as a medicine. The yearly yield of pine mushrooms can reach over 300 tons. Nyingchi's forest also possesses a considerable variety of herbs in large quantities, such as Chinese caterpillar fungus, hongjingtian,a highland ginseng, rhizoma gastrodiae, pseudo-ginseng, and dangshen, as well as economic trees, such as apple tree, tea, tung tree, chestnut, pepper tree and oranges. Among these, the annual apple yield is 3 million kg, and tea 15,000 kg.  Nyingchi hydropower resources account for more than 70 percent of the Tibetan Autonomous Region The forest is described as a "green bank" or "treasury with no lock." In the past more than a dozen years since the introduction of the reform and opening-up policy, the shy Nyingchi people have freed themselves from relying on just the land and have become more involved in their own economy by engaging in business and sideline production, developing township enterprises and tapping the potential of the forest and mountains. Before 1987, a large quantity of pine mushrooms were left to rot, because it was taken to be an ordinary vegetable at a price of 0.25 yuan RMB per kg. And, after 1987, the local people benefited greatly from the export of pine mushrooms to Japan at more than 100 tons annually. The local people also receive 1 million yuan RMB every year from the county government as resource compensation. Such activity is only a simple exchange between nature and humans, and the Nyingchi people have increased the pace of development of the mountains and forest by setting up the local Foreign Economic and Trade Bureau and the Foreign Trade Corporation to develop local key products for export.  The Nyang River Nyingchi's waterpower resources account for 70 percent of Tibet's total, one of the rich-waterpower regions in China. The hydropower station at the U-turn of the Yarlung Zangbo River with an installed capacity of 60,000 MW, three times as much as the Three Gorges Project, has been listed by the United Nations as being one of the 10 super projects in the 21st century. According to the survey of the Water Conservancy Department of Tibet, more than a dozen places are suitable for establishing power plants of more than 300 MW, and about 100 places are suitable for power plants of less than 300 MW. Large number of snow mountains, great drop and a short dry season add to the advantages of establishing reservoirs. Fully utilizing these conditions to develop hydropower in the villages, upgrading the present power stations and ensuring the high quality of the Ba River 20MW Power Station will be critically helpful to the energy supply for the economic development of Nyingchi. The beautiful natural sights are a boon for Nyingchi's developing tourism, which is now a new economic growth point of the region. Tourist facilities such as Nyingchi Hotel, Regional Guest House and Conggo Lake Resort Village have been established in Bayi Town and other points of interest. The natural beauty and human resources will be further exploited in Lunam Virgin Forest, the U-turn of Yarlung Zangbo River, Namjagbarwa Peak, and Lieshan Ancient Graves in Nang. The Yarlung Zangbo River Tourist Festival is being planned, furthering the local tertiary industry by promoting the development of tourism. |
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