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Why visit Bayi
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 4 places to eat, 9 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Bayi
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About Bayi
Bayi or Chagyib (Chinese: 八一街道; Tibetan: བྲག་ཡིབ་གྲོང་) is a subdistrict in Tibet Autonomous Region, China and seat of Bayi District, Nyingchi. It lies on the Nyang River at an altitude of 2,994 metres (9,826 feet). Bayi is an important timber and wool producing town, known historically before the 1960s as Lhabagar. By road it is 405 kilometres (252 mi) east of Lhasa on the way to Chengdu.
From the Wikipedia article Bayi Subdistrict (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Bayi on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes4
History
The new subdistrict completely absorbed the ancient village of Drakchi, which used to stand on this site. The Bayi Zanchen bridge crosses the Nyang-chu or Nyang River here.
Following the tranquil liberation of Tibet in 1951, the People's Liberation Army commenced the construction of roads and bridges, establishing cities in the region. Consequently, people from the surrounding areas gradually relocated, and "Lhabagar" evolved into a significant transportation center in Tibet. To honor the contributions of the PLA, the residents of Linzhi transformed this location into Bayi New Village, which subsequently evolved into Bayi Town ("Bayi" signifies the anniversary of the establishment of the People's Liberation Army).
There are 9 villages under the jurisdiction of the subdistrict, with a total population of 21,400, from the Han, Hui, Mongolian, Xibe, and Manchu ethnicities. The subdistrict covers an area of 55 square kilometres (21 sq mi), with an area of 51,047 mu (3,403 ha) of cultivated land. There has been the extension of two major irrigation channels in the subdistrict to provide for rice farming and the production of other cash crops.
From the History section of Bayi Subdistrict on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay9
Churches and places of worship2
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare4
Map of Bayi
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 39 km away.
- Nyingchi 1 km south, about 1 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bayi2, 岭南浪人:怀古, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bayi, Nyingchi, Tibet, China - panoramio (7), ping lin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bayi, Nyingchi, Tibet, China - panoramio (55), ping lin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bayi, Nyingchi, Tibet, China - panoramio (2), ping lin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bayi, Nyingchi, Tibet, China - panoramio (52), ping lin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bayi, Nyingchi, Tibet, China - panoramio (53), ping lin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 林芝街景 - panoramio, mayanming, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Prunella immaculata 367800098, James Eaton, CC0
- 八一镇 - panoramio, 山海风, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Carpodacus trifasciatus - eeveefang - 628474064, eeveefang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 比日神山博物馆 - panoramio, 山海风, CC BY-SA 3.0
- King Cypress Tree, Kosi Gramatikoff ( Kosigrim at English Wikipedia ), Public domain
- ISS043-E-142230 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-142228 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-142229 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-142231 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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