NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture

The Aba Tibetan Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 阿坝藏族羌族自治州; pinyin: Ābà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu, Tibetan - རྔ་བ་བོད་རིགས་ཆ་བ༹ང་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་ / Rnga-ba Bod-rigs Chavang-rigs rang skyong khul) is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is 'Bar-khams county. Pinyin (Chinese: æ‹¼éŸ³, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HÃ nyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (æ±‰è¯æ‹¼éŸ³, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard... The Tibetan language is typically classified as member of the Tibeto-Burman which in turn is thought by some to be a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. ... Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... Sichuan (Chinese: å››å·; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; obsolete romanizations include Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ...

Pandas can be found in Wolong (卧龙). Places of interest include Huanglong and Jiuzhaigou Valley. Panda can have several different meanings: The Giant Panda is a large black-and-white bear-like mammal native to China. ... The colorful limestone pools of Huanglonggou and scenic mountains attract many tourists to the Huanglong area. ... Mirror Lake is one of the many colorful lakes in Jiuzhaigou. ...

Categories: Prefecture-level divisions of Sichuan | Mainland China geography stubs | Tibet Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... Sichuan (Chinese: å››å·; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; obsolete romanizations include Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ... A sub-provincial city (副省级城市), or vice-provincial city, in the Peoples Republic of China, is a prefecture-level city that is ruled by a province, but is administered independently in regard to economy and law. ... Location within China Chengdu (Chinese: æˆéƒ½; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Cheng-tu) is the capital of Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city, located in southwest China, and bordering Tibet. ... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: dìjí shì, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Deyang (宜宾) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China. ... Guangyuan (Simplified Chinese: å¹¿å…ƒ; Traditional Chinese: å»£å…ƒ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-yÃ¼an) is a prefecture-level city in the Sichuan Province with a population of three million. ... Leshan (simplified Chinese: ä¹å±±; traditional Chinese: æ¨‚å±±; pinyin: LÃ¨shÄn) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Luzhou is a city with more than 100 000 inhabitants in Sichuan province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Meishan (formerly Meizhou) is a prefecture-level city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Sichuan province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Mianyang (绵阳) is a prefecture-level city and the second largest city in Sichuan Province, in south central China. ... Nanchong (Chinese: å—å……; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Nan-chung ) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China and lies about 2 hours North-East by car from Sichuans capital city, Chengdu via the Chengnan expressway. ... Neijiang (Chinese: å†…æ±Ÿ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Nei-chiang) is a prefecture-level city in the central Sichuan Province, in south central China, with a population of about 300,000. ... Panzhihua (Chinese: æ”€æžèŠ±; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pan-chih-hua) is a prefecture-level city and in the Sichuan Province, in south central China. ... Suining (é‚å®) is a prefecture-level city within mountainuous Sichuan province in the South of China. ... Yaan (雅安) is a prefecture-level city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in the western part of Sichuan province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Yibin, city in south central China, in southern Sichuan Province, located at the junction of the Min and Yangtze rivers. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Ziyang (Simplified Chinese: èµ„é˜³; Traditional Chinese: è³‡é™½; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tzu-yang) prefecture-level city in the Sichuan Province, in south central China, with more than 100,000 inhabitants. ... Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ...