Meaning of Medog | Babel Free

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A county of Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

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“Their trek took them across the snowbound Gawalung pass⟳ from the Lhasa-Sichuan road and then south along the Tsangpo to Medog, a garrison town near the Indian border⟳.”

“At present⟳, there are only three routes to Medog on foot.”

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“China announced Thursday that it had connected a Tibetan county, Medog, to the nation’s highway system, ending the relative isolation of the area. Until Wednesday, Medog, in the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, was the last⟳ county in China with no highway linking it to the outside world, officials said.”

“The Lhoba people are a small, ancient, tribal ethnic group from the Himalayas and are located in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Medog County is rich in biocultural diversity. For a long time, Medog has been almost isolated from the outside world. The Lhoba people, who live⟳ in Medog, have⟳ maintained a relatively unique lifestyle and have⟳ accumulated rich traditional knowledge (TK), especially about medicinal and edible plants.”

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