Saga County

Saga is a county in the southwest of the district of Shigatse in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People 's Republic of China, which counted 1999 11.414 inhabitants ..

Administrative Divisions

At the community level, the circuit is composed of a large municipalities and seven churches. These are (Pinyin / chin. ):

• Greater community Jiajia加加 镇

• Community Changguo昌 果 乡
• Community Xiongru雄 如 乡
• Community Lazang拉 藏 乡
• Community Rujiao如 角 乡
• Community Dajiling达吉 岭乡
• Community Danga旦 嘎 乡
• Community Xiaru夏 如 乡

History

The eponymous capital, the greater community Saga was before 1960, the capital of the former district and the seat of two district governors ( "circle chiefs " ) (Tib.. Rdzong dpon ).

The first foreigner who visited this place, were the Indians Nain Singh (1865) and the British CG Ryder and Cecil Rawling ( 1904). Sven Hedin has also visited this place. After Rawling the place consisted of about 25 mud houses in 1904. Like today, he was also formerly of the important connecting to Ngari and was one of the main stations along the way to change the transport Horse ( Tib. rta zam ).

Today's meaning

Today Saga is important garrison town of the Chinese People's Army. Saga consists of numerous military barracks, administrative buildings, a Chinese mall and several Chinese hotels that are frequented by travelers to Ngari.

Gallery

Chinese businesses in Saga.

Quarters of the Chinese Army ( left).