What does Shannan Qiongjie mean?

Qiongjie Town (Qiongjie Zhen), Qiongjie County, Shannan City, Tibet, it (Shannan Qiongjie) is the name of a town.

Chinese name: Qiongjie Town

Foreign name: Qiongjie Zhen

Tibetan:

Extended information:

Qiongjie means "multiple layers hanging from the corner of the room" in Tibetan.

After the death of the eighth generation King of Tibet, he was buried in Qingyu, and the first tomb of King Tibet was built.

From the ninth generation to the fifteenth generation Zanpu period, 6 palaces were built on Qiongjie Qingwa Mountain.

By the end of the 6th century, Pibo City was built in Qiongjie, which was the earliest castle in Tibet.

During the Tubo Dynasty, Qiongjie belonged to Qinglong Qianhufu in Qingyu District, Qingwa, Yoru.

In 1268 AD, the local government of Sakya established Wanhu Prefecture in Tangbuqi Township, Qiongjie County.

In the mid-14th century, the local government of Pamo Drupa established its clan in Qiongjie. During the period of the Kashag government in Tibet, Qiongjie became a large clan and was under the jurisdiction of Shannan Jiqiao.

In 1957, Qiongjie Zong was changed to Qiongjie County.

In June 1959, Qiongjie County was established, under the jurisdiction of Shannan Prefecture, and the county government was located in Qiongjie Town.

In 1960, it came under the jurisdiction of Shannan Prefecture.

In February 2016, Shannan was evacuated and established as a city, and Qiongjie County was under the jurisdiction of Shannan City.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shannan Qiongjie