摘要
YAOJI,meaning“a very high place”in Tibetan language,is a Tibetan township in Ya’an,Sichuan Province in southwest China.Situated at an altitude of 2,500 meters above sea level in the snow-capped Jiajin Mountains,the township has preserved the historical traditions of Jiarong Tibetans,a branch of the Tibetan ethnic group,and is a core area of the Giant Panda National Park.