Gyanema[1] or Gya'nyima[2] (Tibetan: རྒྱ་ཉི་མ, Wylie: rgya nyi ma, THL: gya nyi ma)[2] is a large plain at the border between the Zanda County and Burang County in western Tibet, which was once used for an annual market of Indo-Tibetan trade. The border has been sealed and the market shut down since the Sino-Indian War of 1962.[3] At the present time, there is only a small settlement at the western edge of the plain called Xilanta (Chinese: 西兰塔),[2] where China operates a military outpost.
The Gynema plain lies between two tributaries of Lamchang Chu (Tibetan: ལམ་འཕྲང་ཆུ, Wylie: lam 'phrang chu), one in the west that rises below the Darma Pass (and called Darma Yankti by the Indians) and another in the east that rises in the hills further east and forms a large lake called Gago Cuo (Chinese: 嘎果错; pinyin: Gā guǒ cuò) or Gyanema Lake. At the top of the lake on a hillock there was a fort called Gyanemakhar, which is now in ruins. Lamchang Chu drains into the Sutlej river and flows west. Immediately to the south of the Gyanema plain is the basin of the Karnali River, which flows east. Thus the plain itself may be said to form the water divide between Sutlej and Karnali.
The Gyanema market was accessible from all the three Bhotiya valleys of Kumaon. The Joharis accessed it via the triple passes of Unta Dhura, Jainti and Kungribingri passes.[4] The Darmiyas could use the Darma Pass. And, the Byansis of Kuthi Valley could access it via Lympiadhura.[5]
On the Tibetan side, the Gyanema plain was roughly equidistant from the Daba Town and the Burang Town (also called Taklakot). Traders would bring their goods for the annual market from their normal residence. The Tibetan goods were salt, borax, wool, skins, cloth and utensils. They exchanged them for silver, wheat, rice, satoo, ghur, candied sugar, pepper, beads, and other Indian manufactures.[6]
nyima, gyanema, tibetan, wylie, rgya, large, plain, border, between, zanda, county, burang, county, western, tibet, which, once, used, annual, market, indo, tibetan, trade, border, been, sealed, market, shut, down, since, sino, indian, 1962, present, time, the. Gyanema 1 or Gya nyima 2 Tibetan ར ཉ མ Wylie rgya nyi ma THL gya nyi ma 2 is a large plain at the border between the Zanda County and Burang County in western Tibet which was once used for an annual market of Indo Tibetan trade The border has been sealed and the market shut down since the Sino Indian War of 1962 3 At the present time there is only a small settlement at the western edge of the plain called Xilanta Chinese 西兰塔 2 where China operates a military outpost Geography edit nbsp fullscreen map Indo Tibetan border near Kumaon and Zanda County The Gynema plain lies between two tributaries of Lamchang Chu Tibetan ལམ འཕ ང ཆ Wylie lam phrang chu one in the west that rises below the Darma Pass and called Darma Yankti by the Indians and another in the east that rises in the hills further east and forms a large lake called Gago Cuo Chinese 嘎果错 pinyin Ga guǒ cuo or Gyanema Lake At the top of the lake on a hillock there was a fort called Gyanemakhar which is now in ruins Lamchang Chu drains into the Sutlej river and flows west Immediately to the south of the Gyanema plain is the basin of the Karnali River which flows east Thus the plain itself may be said to form the water divide between Sutlej and Karnali The Gyanema market was accessible from all the three Bhotiya valleys of Kumaon The Joharis accessed it via the triple passes of Unta Dhura Jainti and Kungribingri passes 4 The Darmiyas could use the Darma Pass And the Byansis of Kuthi Valley could access it via Lympiadhura 5 On the Tibetan side the Gyanema plain was roughly equidistant from the Daba Town and the Burang Town also called Taklakot Traders would bring their goods for the annual market from their normal residence The Tibetan goods were salt borax wool skins cloth and utensils They exchanged them for silver wheat rice satoo ghur candied sugar pepper beads and other Indian manufactures 6 References edit Kak 2001 p 179 a b c Ngari Prefecture KNAB place name database Retrieved 8 May 2022 Kak 2001 p 187 Kak 2001 pp 179 180 Oko Christina Willis 2019 A Grammar of Darma BRILL p 13 ISBN 978 90 04 40949 1 Landor A H S 1905 Tibet And Nepal London A amp C Black p 197Bibliography editKak Manju Spring 2001 Those Who Once Walked Mountains India International Centre Quarterly 27 28 177 192 JSTOR 23005709 Longstaff Thomas George 1950 This My Voyage John Murray via archive org Sherring Charles A 1906 Western Tibet and the British Borderland T G Longstaff Edward Arnold via archive org30 48 N 80 42 E 30 800 N 80 700 E 30 800 80 700 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gya 27nyima amp oldid 1134577803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
