Caina or Cainaxiang (Chinese: 才纳; pinyin: Cáinà) is a township in Qüxü County, Tibet Autonomous Region of China.[1] Caina is located in the Lhasa River valley, 42 kilometres by road (about an hour's drive) southwest of Lhasa.[2] The Caina Bridge was built over the Lhasa River in the early 1990s.[3]
Caina | |
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| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 才纳 |
| • Pinyin | Cáinà |
Caina | |
| Coordinates: 29°27′17″N 90°57′25″E / 29.45472°N 90.95694°E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Prefecture | Lhasa Prefecture |
| County | Qüxü County |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Chinese) ) Wu Zhenhua (武振华), Xizang Diming (西藏地名; Place Names in Tibet), p.55, Chinese Zangxue Press (中国藏学出版社) 1996, ISBN 7-80057-284-6
- ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ People's Republic of China year-book. Xinhua Pub. House. 1993. Retrieved 31 March 2012.