Beibeng Township
Beibeng or Baibung, originally Drepung, is a township in Medog County, Nyingchi Prefecture in the Tibet region of China. It is located 29 kilometers southwest of the county headquarters, adjacent to the border with India, and is one of the frontiers of China's border defense. In 2007, there were 329 agricultural households with 2042 people, mainly of Monpa ethnicity.
Geography
The Beibeng village is on the course of the Yarlung Tsangpo river at the bottom of its Grand Canyon.
It is located in a subtropical climate zone, which is completely different from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. There are many local tourist attractions, such as the Sarong Lake Scenic Reserve and the Khan Mi Cascade Waterfall.
Township
The township has jurisdiction over 9 administrative villages: Beibeng Village, A Cang Village, Badeng Village, Bodong Village, Xirang Village, Didong Village, Gelin Village, Dergong Village, and Jiangxin Village.
History
Beibeng Township is a strategic point in China's frontier defense. In 1962, it was a battlefield of the Sino-Indian War during which People's Liberation Army captured territory south of the Brahmaputra and other areas controlled by India, but subsequently withdrew. India regained control of the land south of the McMahon Line in 1963. Today, the Sino-Indian Line of Actual Control is located in the west, one kilometer south of Barra Hill.
Climate
Beibeng township has a monsoonal humid subtropical climate with warm and relatively dry winters and hot, very rainy summers. It is one of China's most humid Administrative divisions.