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'''Jiagang Cun''' ({{bo|t=ལྕགས་སྒང}}; [[Simplified Chinese characters|Simplified Chinese]]: 甲岗村), also called '''Jaggang'''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=周欣|first=|date=18 September 2018|title=Jaggang Village model unit in China's Tibet poverty relief campaign|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/18/c_137477026_2.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn}}</ref> or '''Chakgang''', '''Chiakang''', is a village in [[Risong Township]] of [[Rutog County]] that is administered as part of the [[Ngari Prefecture]], [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] by China.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=18 September 2018|title=西藏阿里：建设中的边境小康示范村-新华网|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/local/2018-09/18/c_129956155.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-09|website=[[Xinhua News Agency]]: Xinhuanet}}</ref> In 2014, its construction as a "demonstration village" started, continuing into 2018.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Yongyi|first=Xiao|date=17 January 2018|title=阿里甲岗村：鼓起梦想的风帆_资讯_中国西藏网|url=http://www.tibet.cn/cn/news/zx/201801/t20180117_5368549.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-21|website=www.tibet.cn}}</ref> The redevelopment of Jiagang was part of a larger drive to improve border villages and towns in the region under China's poverty relief campaign.<ref name=":2" />
'''Jiagang Cun''' ({{bo|t=ལྕགས་སྒང}}; [[Simplified Chinese characters|Simplified Chinese]]: 甲岗村), also called '''Jaggang'''<ref name="model unit">
{{Cite news |last=周欣 |first= |title=Jaggang Village model unit in China's Tibet poverty relief campaign |newspaper=Xinhua English News |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/18/c_137477026_2.htm |date=18 September 2018 |access-date=2020-11-21}}
</ref> is a village in [[Risong Township]] of [[Rutog County]] that is administered as part of the [[Ngari Prefecture]], [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] by China.<ref name="xinhuanet">
{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=西藏阿里：建设中的边境小康示范村-新华网 |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/local/2018-09/18/c_129956155.htm |date=18 September 2018 |access-date=2020-11-09 |website=[[Xinhua News Agency]]: Xinhuanet}}
</ref> In 2014, its construction as a "demonstration village" started, continuing into 2018.<ref name="tibet.cn">
{{Cite web |last=Yongyi |first=Xiao |title=阿里甲岗村：鼓起梦想的风帆_资讯_中国西藏网 |website=www.tibet.cn |date=17 January 2018 |url=http://www.tibet.cn/cn/news/zx/201801/t20180117_5368549.html |access-date=2020-11-21 }}
</ref> The redevelopment of Jiagang was part of a larger drive to improve border villages and towns in the region under China's poverty relief campaign.<ref name="sohu.com"/>

The new village is close to a traditional village called '''Churkang''' that lay at the intersection of routes from Tashigang and Ladakh's [[Skakjung]] valley. During the [[British Raj]] era, monthly fairs were held here for trade between India and Tibet.<ref>
{{citation |first=T. G. |last=Montgomerie |title=Narrative Report of the Trans-Himalayan Explorations during 1868 |journal=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal |volume=36 |number=part 2, issue 1 |date=1870 |p=48 |url=https://archive.org/details/journalofasiatic39asia/page/n417 |ref={{sfnref|Motgomerie, Report of the Trans-Himalayan Explorations during 1868|1870}}}}
</ref>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
The village is located about 80 kilometers away from the county seat of [[Rutog Town]], and about 80 kilometres northeast of the [[Dumchele]] border trading point.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-11-09|title=阿里地区边境小康村建设工作综述：“好政策让日子越过越美”_岗村|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/430612938_120648025|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-21|website=www.sohu.com|language=en}}</ref>
The village is located about 80 kilometers away from the county seat of [[Rutog Town]], and about 80 kilometres northeast of the [[Dumchele]] border trading point in [[Skakjung]].<ref name="sohu.com">
{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-11-09 |title=阿里地区边境小康村建设工作综述：“好政策让日子越过越美”_岗村 |url=http://www.sohu.com/a/430612938_120648025 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-11-21 |website=www.sohu.com |language=en}}
</ref>


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
In 2016, there were 691 people in 185 households in Jiagang village.<ref name=":1" /> This increased to 197 households with 723 people in 2018.<ref name=":0" /> The per capita income in 2016 was CN¥ 8,060 yuan (US$ 1228.10).<ref name=":1" />
In 2016, there were 691 people in 185 households in Jiagang village.<ref name="tibet.cn"/> This increased to 197 households with 723 people in 2018.<ref name="xinhuanet"/> The per capita income in 2016 was CN¥ 8,060 yuan (US$ 1228.10).<ref name="tibet.cn"/>


== Economy ==
== Economy ==
The village has a collective economy focusing on manufacturing, border trade, development of nurseries and husbandry. The residents are provided with government subsidies for living in the border regions. The village has access to water, electricity and [[cellular network]] coverage.<ref name=":3" />
The village has a collective economy focusing on manufacturing, border trade, development of nurseries and husbandry. The residents are provided with government subsidies for living in the border regions. The village has access to water, electricity and [[cellular network]] coverage.<ref name="model unit"/>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 14:52, 22 November 2020

Jiagang
ལྕགས་སྒང 甲岗村
Jaggang, Chakgang, Chiakang
Village
Jiagang is located in Tibet
Jiagang
Jiagang
Jiagang is located in China
Jiagang
Jiagang
Coordinates: 32°52′26″N 79°50′36″E / 32.8739466°N 79.8433971°E / 32.8739466; 79.8433971
CountryChina
RegionTibet
PrefectureNgari Prefecture
CountyRutog County
TownshipRisong Township
Elevation
4,400 m (14,400 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
700+
Jaggang
Chinese甲岗村
Hanyu Pinyinjiǎ gǎng cūn
Literal meaningJiagang Village
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinjiǎ gǎng cūn

Jiagang Cun (Tibetan: ལྕགས་སྒང; Simplified Chinese: 甲岗村), also called Jaggang[1] is a village in Risong Township of Rutog County that is administered as part of the Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region by China.[2] In 2014, its construction as a "demonstration village" started, continuing into 2018.[3] The redevelopment of Jiagang was part of a larger drive to improve border villages and towns in the region under China's poverty relief campaign.[4]

The new village is close to a traditional village called Churkang that lay at the intersection of routes from Tashigang and Ladakh's Skakjung valley. During the British Raj era, monthly fairs were held here for trade between India and Tibet.[5]

Geography

The village is located about 80 kilometers away from the county seat of Rutog Town, and about 80 kilometres northeast of the Dumchele border trading point in Skakjung.[4]

Demographics

In 2016, there were 691 people in 185 households in Jiagang village.[3] This increased to 197 households with 723 people in 2018.[2] The per capita income in 2016 was CN¥ 8,060 yuan (US$ 1228.10).[3]

Economy

The village has a collective economy focusing on manufacturing, border trade, development of nurseries and husbandry. The residents are provided with government subsidies for living in the border regions. The village has access to water, electricity and cellular network coverage.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 周欣 (18 September 2018). "Jaggang Village model unit in China's Tibet poverty relief campaign". Xinhua English News. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  2. ^ a b "西藏阿里：建设中的边境小康示范村-新华网". Xinhua News Agency: Xinhuanet. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  3. ^ a b c Yongyi, Xiao (17 January 2018). "阿里甲岗村：鼓起梦想的风帆_资讯_中国西藏网". www.tibet.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  4. ^ a b "阿里地区边境小康村建设工作综述："好政策让日子越过越美"_岗村". www.sohu.com. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Montgomerie, T. G. (1870), "Narrative Report of the Trans-Himalayan Explorations during 1868", Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 36 (part 2, issue 1): 48
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