History of Benzilan Town in Deqin County, Diqing

Benzilan town located southeast of Diqing Deqin County, located in the vast white snow mountain Jinsha River, Shangri-La County, Sichuan Derong County, across the river, 214 State Road, crossing over, is “Tea Horse Road” the only way. Benzilan the “Three Parallel Rivers” world natural heritage, a typical regional climate diversity, although with annual rainfall of 4600 mm of Dulong straight line distance but more than 110 kilometers, can be here, but only 374 mm of annual rainfall , is typical of dry-hot valley climate. Come fieldwork World Natural Heritage ICUN experts said that in such a short distance, the difference is so large rainfall, called the wonders of the world!Benzilan upstream in the Jinsha River has a high visibility. Yunnan Tea Horse Road as the throat center, benzilan has a glorious history and and prosperity. Benzilan history can be traced back to the Tubo Dynasty. Tibetan army was stationed in this and passed into the possession of merchants must also know that after this to Lhasa. Benzilan known as “Kham Jiangnan” reputation, where not only a rare Tibetan areas to eat fresh fruit at a small roadside restaurant and inn, the Jinsha River can eat fresh fish.

Benzilan Tibetan for “golden sand bar” is Deqin Shengping second largest market outside the town, but also the ancient “Tea Horse Road” a big commercial port. In the past, here to the competent “himself away child” (horses were) is known. In the long-term foreign contacts and exchanges, where the Tibetan culture presents its unique geographical features. Benzilan handmade ethnic crafts wooden bowls, boxes, etc. due tsampa exquisite workmanship, strong and full Tibetan civilization.Benzilan town town land area of 1452 square kilometers, land area of 62,400 hectares. Town has a total area of 6295 acres of arable land, 0.74 acres of arable land per capita. Both have alpine valley town of Cold Mountain, elevation of 2000 meters above the valley is dry Rehe, annual precipitation is 373.00 mm. Wheat, corn, barley, etc. as the main food crops, grapes, yellow fruit, walnuts, etc. as the main cash crops. Territory is rich in biological resources, Bai Mang Snow Mountain Nature Reserve, a pot full of Tibetan style village dances and folk clothing, as well as the provincial cultural relics protection units Dongzhulin, Kham region’s only Tibetan Buddhist nun Temple and other cultural landscape.