Caina Township

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
Chinese transcription(s)
  Chinese才纳
  PinyinCáinà
Caina
Coordinates: 29°27′17″N 90°57′25″E
CountryChina
RegionTibet Autonomous Region
PrefectureLhasa Prefecture
CountyQüxü County
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

See also

  • List of towns and villages in the Tibet Autonomous Region

References

  1. (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
  2. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  3. People's Republic of China year-book. Xinhua Pub. House. 1993. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
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