In which provinces are Tibetan areas distributed in China?

Tibetan areas in China, except Xizang Autonomous Region, are mainly distributed in Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu provinces, which are called "Tibetan areas in four provinces".

is an ethnic autonomous area where Tibetans live together with other ethnic groups, and it is divided into Qinghai Tibetan areas, Sichuan Tibetan areas, Yunnan Tibetan areas and Gansu Tibetan areas. The regions with the richest cultural tourism resources in Tibetan areas are concentrated in Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan, of which more than 5% in Sichuan is world-class. State-level tourism resources are all distributed in Tibetan areas, which has become one of the regions with the greatest development potential of Sichuan tourism industry and an important support for Sichuan to build a world tourism destination.

"Tibetan area" refers to the active areas of Tibetans in Xizang Autonomous Region, Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu provinces. The "Tibetan area" represented by Shangri-La in Yunnan Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture at the junction of Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet is a distinctive ethnic exotic area in southwest China. The lifestyle of Tibetans who believe in Tibetan Buddhism is also very different from that of mainland China.

Understanding Tibetan Areas

The three major Tibetan areas in China are Weizang, Kangba and Amdo, and it is bordered by Kyushu in the East. According to the provincial level, there are Yunnan Tibetan areas, Sichuan Tibetan areas, Gansu Tibetan areas, Qinghai Tibetan areas and Tibet. Weizang refers to Lhasa and Xigaze in Tibet, and Kangba refers to Qamdo in Tibet and Ganzi in Sichuan, Yushu in Qinghai and Diqing in Yunnan. Amdo refers to other Tibetan areas except Yushu in Qinghai, Gannan in Gansu and Aba in Sichuan (partially).

there are six Tibetan autonomous prefectures in Qinghai, namely Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Haixi Tibetan and Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture and Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The two in Sichuan are Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan and Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu. According to the provincial level, there are Yunnan Tibetan areas, Sichuan Tibetan areas, Gansu Tibetan areas and Qinghai Tibetan areas.