What is Shahai Medog?

Medog mentioned is Medog County in Tibet.

Medog County (English), Tibetan:? , meaning "flower". It belongs to Linzhi City, Xizang Autonomous Region, a county under Linzhi City.

Located in the southeast of Tibet, in the lower reaches of Yarlung Zangbo River, in the east of Himalayan Mountains, on the south slope of Gangrigabu Mountains, it is connected to Chayu County in the east, India in the south (some areas are in southern Tibet), Milin County, Zi Long County and Cuona County in the west, and bomi county and Bayi District in the north, with a total area of 34,000 square kilometers (1.2000 square kilometers actually controlled by China).

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Medog county is high in the north and low in the south, with an altitude of 200 ~ 7787 meters and an average altitude of 1200 meters. Nange Bawa Peak and Garabalai Peak are the two highest peaks in the East Himalayas, and the terrain drops sharply from north to south. Nangbawa Peak in the north is 7756 meters above sea level, while Pasigat in the south is only 155 meters above sea level, with a relative height difference of 75 meters in a short distance.

The Yarlung Zangbo River roared out between two peaks, forming the deepest, longest and steepest canyon in the world: the Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon.

The territory of Medog County belongs to the alpine canyon landscape in the lower reaches of Yarlung Zangbo River. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, surrounded by mountains in the north, east and west, and lotus in the south, so Medog means "flower" in Tibetan.

Under the erosion of flowing water and strong warm and humid airflow, the mountains in the north are high and the valleys are deep, with a relative height difference of 3000-4000m m. The slope of the middle and low mountains in the south is gentle, and the terrain is gradually widened, with a relative height difference of 500-1000 m. The whole area is mountainous.

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