Garzê

Proper noun

Garzê

1. An autonomous prefecture of Sichuan, China.
   • Recently, clues of mélanges have been found in the Garzê area.1987, Geotectonic Evolution of China, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 82
   • The main Tibetan areas in Sichuan are now designated as Aba (Ngawa) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Muli Tibetan Autonomous County.1992, Robert Strauss, “Kham & the Sichuan Routes”, in Tibet: A Travel Survival Kit (Lonely Planet), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 155
2. A county of Garzê prefecture, Sichuan, China.
   • Four Tibetans in Sichuan Province have been sentenced to prison for taking part in protests last spring, according to a Tibetan advocacy group. Two are nuns from the Pangri Na convent in Garze County: Soe Lhatson, 35, sentenced to 10 years in prison, and Bhumo, 36, sentenced to 9 years, said the...[2009 February 21, Edward Wong, “China: 4 Jailed for Tibet Protests”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022, Asia
   • “No foreigners are allowed in,” said Jampa, the deputy head of Garze county’s foreign affairs office, before ordering the journalist taken by car to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, a 10-hour drive away, where he was released.[…]
     As word of the bloodshed spread, demonstrations erupted across the...[2022 February 16, Dake Kang, Sam McNeil, “This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China”, in AP News, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2022