Xiachayu

Xiazayü (Chinese: 下察隅; pinyin: Xiàcháyú; lit. 'lower Zayü'; Standard Tibetan: རྫ་ཡུལ་རོང་སྨད།)^[1] is a town of Zayü County, in southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China (PRC),^[2] located in a deep river valley 47 km (29 mi) from the county seat and bordering India's Arunachal Pradesh, which is claimed by the PRC, to the southwest, as well as Burma to the southeast.

Xiazayü 下察隅镇
Town
Xiazayü Location in Tibet
Coordinates: 28°29′16″N 97°01′22″E / 28.48778°N 97.02278°E / 28.48778; 97.02278
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Tibet
Prefecture	Nyingchi
County	Zayü
Village-level divisions	18 villages
Area
• Total	1,215.07 km^2 (469.14 sq mi)
Elevation	1,542 m (5,059 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	5,389
• Density	4.4/km^2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

As of 2005^[update], Xiachayu Town has a population of 5389 residing in an area of 1,215.07 km² (469.14 sq mi),^[3] and as of 2011^[update], it has 18 villages under its administration.^[4] The town contains a population of the Mishmi people (or Deng people), which has yet to be officially recognised as one of the PRC's 56 ethnicities. Tourism was developing in the Shaqiong Deng Village (沙瓊僜人村).^[5] However, foreigners were not allowed to enter Zayü as of 2011.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. [1] [远方的家 720HD] 边疆行 (38) 秘境察隅 / 做客登人山寨 1/3 at 9:14
2. "2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：察隅县". National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2011-05-04. Archived from the original on 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
3. . www.chayu.gov.cn. 2005-06-06. Archived from the original on 2006-01-10.
4. "2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：下察隅镇". National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2011-05-04. Archived from the original on 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
5. "Tibetan Mishmi people: from the deep mountains to the modern society". Xinhua News Agency. 2011-06-26. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2012-12-24.