SHIGATSE City is located in southwestern Tibet, the Brahmaputra and its major tributaries at the confluence of Nianchu a total area of ??3875 square kilometers, the terrain dominated by plains, urban average altitude of 3836 meters. Is a plateau temperate semi-arid monsoon climate zone. Resident population of 10 million people, more than 60,000 people year-round floating population, municipal 10 townships, two district offices. Urban planning area of ??50 square kilometers, is the urban built area of ??20 square kilometers. Shigatse, Tibetan word for "fertile soil manor" is an ancient city dating back more than 600 years of history, the State Council approved in December 1986, the county changed Shigatse Shigatse (county-level city), attached to SHIGATSE region has jurisdiction. In the same year the State Council named as "National historical and cultural city."