Tibet 2014

Map shows townships, county headquarters, county and provincial boundaries, major rivers and roads. The map and township index information is based on the 2000 Chinese Census township level administrative units (fourth-level of census geography unit). Includes Jiedao (urban street location), Zhen (township with urban population) and Xiang (township without urban population). Presently map publications of this area are done in Chinese and transliterated to Pinyin phonetic system. The goal of this map and companion index is to contribute to the creation of a comprehensive Tibetan geographic name database that will capture locations that were or are in Tibetan to correct previous errors. Many Tibetan phonemes are not translatable to Chinese characters, therefore, a phonetic transcription is difficult to render to the Pinyin system. Notes: Relief shown by gradient tints and shading.; Panel title.; "© Tsering Wangyal Shawa, 2014."; Includes text, statistical data, place name index, color illustration, 3 insets, and 3 ancillary maps showing chronology of "Changing boundaries of Tibet," 820 AD, 1905, and 1914.; Insets: [Globe drawing showing location of Tibet] -- [Map showing Tibet Autonomous Region extension after the "17-Point Agreement"] -- Tibetan boundary as published by the Information Office, Tibetan Government-in-Exile in 1981.; Continuation of place name index on verso.; Includes bibliographical references. Title and locations on map are given in Wylie transliteration system. The index is in Tibetan, English and Chinese and includes the Wylie and Pinyin transcriptions.Color;1:1,900,00