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26-600: Bayi is located in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River . Both steep cliffs and flat valleys exist in the area. The average altitude is 3000 metres above sea level. "The lowest places are just around 1,000 metres above sea level." There are many scenic places in or near Bayi. "The Seche La Mountain Scenic Spot, in the east of Nyingchi County, is a part of the Nyainqentanglha Mountain Range,

52-580: A braided river and is highly susceptible to channel migration and avulsion . It is characterised by a network of interlacing channels with numerous sandbars enclosed between them. The sandbars, known in Bengali as chars , do not occupy a permanent position. The river deposits them in one year, very often to be destroyed later, and redeposits them in the next rainy season . The process of bank and deposit erosion together with redeposition has been going on continuously, making it difficult to precisely demarcate

78-663: Is approximately at 3,200 metres (10,500 ft). Sedimentary sandstone rocks found near the Tibetan capital of Lhasa contain grains of magnetic minerals that record the Earth's alternating magnetic field current. The basin of the Yarlung River, bounded by the Himalayas in the south and Kang Rinpoche and Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains in the north, has less severe climate than the adjacent northern (and higher-altitude) parts of Tibet, and

104-529: Is home to most of the population of the Tibetan Autonomous Region . The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon , formed by a horse-shoe bend in the river where it leaves the Tibetan Plateau and flows around Namcha Barwa , is the deepest, and possibly longest canyon in the world. The Yarlung Tsangpo River has three major waterfalls in its course. The largest waterfall of the river, the "Hidden Falls",

130-695: Is located about 28 km (17 mi) south of Bayi Town . Lamaling Monastery is located in Puqu Township. "The Benri La Mountain near the Dagzê Village on the western slope of the mountain is a sacred site of the Tibetan Bön Sect and one of the four great holy mountains in Tibet." It is located in the southeast of Pulha, north of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. Pilgrimages attract devotees throughout

156-645: Is located in the Tibet Autonomous Region , China . It is the longest river of Tibet and the fifth longest in China. The upper section is also called Dangque Zangbu meaning "Horse River." Originating at Angsi Glacier in western Tibet, southeast of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar , it later forms the South Tibet Valley and Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon before passing into the state of Arunachal Pradesh , India . Downstream from Arunachal Pradesh,

182-721: Is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River , which originates in Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo , before flowing through India and then southwest into Bangladesh. The Jamuna flows south and joins the Padma River ( Pôdda ), near Goalundo Ghat , before meeting the Meghna River near Chandpur . It then flows into the Bay of Bengal as the Meghna River. The Brahmaputra-Jamuna is a classic example of

208-467: The Brahmaputra River to from east of Dhaka (Old Brahmaputra River) to 150 kilometres (93 mi) to the west via the Jamuna River . The old course can be seen on https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0169555X21001045-ga1_lrg.jpg . The Jamuna is a very wide river. During the rains it stretches about 8–13 km (5–8 mi) from bank to bank. Even during the dry season when the waters subside,

234-624: The Ganges , which in Bangladesh is called the Padma . When leaving the Tibetan Plateau , the river forms the world's largest and deepest canyon, Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon . The Yarlung Tsangpo River is the highest major river in the world. Its longest tributary is the Nyang River . Major tributaries of Yarlung Tsangpo include Nyangchu River, Lhasa River , Nyang River , and Parlung Tsangpo . In Tibet

260-671: The Partition of Bengal in 1947, passenger steamers used to ply up to Dibrugarh in the state of Assam in the Indian Union . At present two steamer ferry services link the district of Pabna with the districts of Mymensingh, Tangail and Dhaka. The Bangladesh Railway maintains a ferry service between Sirajganj and Jagannathganj in Mymensingh. The other ferry service between Nagarbari in Pabna and Aricha in Dhaka

286-576: The Brahmaputra is joined by the Teesta River (or Tista ), one of its largest tributaries. James Rennell made a survey between 1764 and 1777 and his maps are one of the earliest authentic maps of Bengal in existence. In these maps, Teesta is shown as flowing through North Bengal in several branches — Punarbhaba, Atrai, Karatoya, etc. All these streams combined lower down with the Mahananda river , now

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312-648: The Ganges, it falls into the main Jamuna , a few kilometres above its confluence with the Padma at Goalundo. Below the Teesta, the Brahmaputra splits into two distributary branches. The western branch, which contains the majority of the river's flow, continues due south as the Jamuna ( Jomuna ) to merge with the lower Ganges, called the Padma River ( Pôdda ). The eastern branch, formerly

338-435: The boundary between the districts of Sirajganj and Pabna on one side and the districts of Mymensingh , Tangail and Dhaka on the other. The breaking of a char or the emergence of a new one is also a cause of much violence and litigation. The confluence of the Jamuna and the Padma rivers is unusually unstable and has been shown to have migrated southeast by over fourteen kilometres between 1972 and 2014. In Bangladesh,

364-496: The breadth is seldom less than 3–5 km (2–3 mi). The Jamuna was a barrier in establishing a direct road link between the capital Dhaka and northern part of Bangladesh, better known as Rajshahi Division, until 1996. This was mitigated by the completion of the Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge . The Jamuna is also a very important waterway . It is navigable all year round by large cargo and passenger steamers. Before

390-461: The first descent of the upper Tsangpo gorge section. In November 2020, the chairman of PowerChina announced the construction of a "super" dam on the Yarlung Zangbo which would be the world's largest hydroelectric project. Jamuna River (Bangladesh) The Jamuna River ( Bengali : যমুনা , romanized :  yamunā Jomuna ) is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh . It

416-423: The gorge from 1973 on, had already taken pictures of the falls in 1987 from a helicopter. Since the 1990s the Yarlung Tsangpo River has been the destination of a number of teams that engage in exploration and whitewater kayaking . The river has been called the "Everest of Rivers" because of the extreme conditions of the river. The first attempt to run was made in 1993 by a Japanese group who lost one member on

442-732: The influence of the monsoon from the Indian Ocean, the area has neither scorching summer nor freezing winter. With ample rainfall, the air is quite humid. The sunshine is long and the frost is short." Plans exist for the construction of a railway from Lhasa to Nyingchi. Construction work is expected to start in September 2014, and to take 6 years. Yarlung Tsangpo River The Yarlung Tsangpo , also called Yarlung Zangbo ( Tibetan : ཡར་ཀླུངས་གཙང་པོ་ , Wylie : yar kLungs gTsang po , ZYPY : Yarlung Zangbo ) and Yalu Zangbu River ( Chinese : 雅鲁藏布江 ; pinyin : Yǎlǔzàngbù Jiāng )

468-543: The larger but now much smaller, is called the lower or Old Brahmaputra ( Bromhoputro ). It curves southeast to join the Meghna River near Dhaka. The Padma and Meghna converge near Chandpur and flow out into the Bay of Bengal. This final part of the river is called Meghna . In the past the course of the lower Brahmaputra was different and passed through the Jamalpur and Mymensingh districts. The river flowed east of Dhaka and

494-554: The old course is now called Old Brahmaputra River . The huge earthquake on 2 April 1762 of estimated magnitude 8 on the moment magnitude scale caused tectonic uplift of the Madhupur tract . The main channel of the Brahmaputra at Bhahadurabad point was switched southwards and opened as Jamuna due to the result of caused tectonic uplift of the Madhupur tract. The earthquake caused both uplift and subsidence that resulted in change in course of

520-531: The river becomes far wider and is called the Siang. After reaching Assam , the river is known as the Brahmaputra . From Assam, the river enters Bangladesh at Ramnabazar. From there until about 200 years ago it used to flow eastward and joined the Meghna River near Bhairab Upazila . This old channel has been gradually dying. At present the main channel of the river is called Jamuna River , which flows southward to meet

546-448: The river flows through the South Tibet Valley, which is approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) long and 300 kilometres (190 mi) wide. The valley descends from 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) above sea level to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). As it descends, the surrounding vegetation changes from cold desert to arid steppe to deciduous scrub vegetation. It ultimately changes into conifer and rhododendron forest. The tree line

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572-646: The river. In October 1998, a kayaking expedition sponsored by the National Geographic Society attempted to navigate the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon . Troubled by unanticipated high water levels, the expedition ended in tragedy with the death of expert kayaker Doug Gordon . In January–February 2002, an international group consisting of Scott Lindgren, Steve Fisher, Mike Abbott, Allan Ellard, Dustin Knapp, and Johnnie and Willie Kern, completed

598-657: The watershed of the Nyang River and the Polung Zangbo River. The Sichuan-Tibetan Highway passes by. Standing at the mountain pass at 4,728 meters above sea level, one can admire the sunrise, sea of clouds , endless forest and the grand Namjagbarwa Peak ." Güncang township and Pelung Township by the Sichuan-Tibet Highway are home to the Moinba ethnic group. Bayi District contains 2 subdistricts , 4 towns , 2 townships , and 1 ethnic township . Buchu Monastery

624-608: The westernmost river in North Bengal, and taking the name of Hoorsagar finally discharged into the Ganges at Jafarganj, near modern Goalundo. The Hoorsagar river is still in existence, being the combined outfall of the Baral , a spill channel of the Ganges, the Atrai, the Jamuna or Jamuneswari (not the main Jamuna through which the Brahmaputra now flows), and the Karatoya, but instead of falling into

650-503: The year. "Every tenth day of the eighth month of the Tibetan calendar, a grand mountain worshiping activity is held, which is called "Nangbolhasoi," meaning "seeking for treasures from immortals." "Each year during the Sagadawa Festival the pilgrims will come to worship and circle around the holy mountain." Seven Bon temples were built around the mountain. Bayi District has a mild subtropical highland climate ( Köppen Cwb ). "Under

676-481: Was not publicized in the West until 1998, when its sighting by Westerners was briefly hailed as a "discovery." They were even portrayed as the discovery of the great falls which had been the topic of stories told to early westerners by Tibetan hunters and Buddhist monks , but which had never been found by Western explorers at the time. The Chinese authorities contradicted, however, saying that Chinese geographers, who explored

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