百年风雨巴塘梦

Batang at the Crossroad of History

巴塘,是川、滇、藏三省(区)结合部,为川藏大道的咽喉;素有'高原江南'之称,是康区主要产粮区。'改土归流'、推行新政,外国传教士的各项活动,多元文化的进入,客观上都给当地带来了现代文明,为当地培养了大量人才,成为日后推动历史发展的重要力量。巴塘的历史就像滔滔不绝的金沙江水,一个个历史事件顺流而下,从不回头……

Batang is a county located in western Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, borders on Yunnan and Tibet, where it serves as an important traffic hub on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. Because of the lower altitude, Batang is warmer than most other places in Tibet. Favorable climate makes it a major grain producing area. The events like abolishing of chieftain system, the adoption of new political system, and the arrival of foreign priests and missionary, all have input some elements of modernity into this ancient place, broadening the vision of its people, who later on would serve as a booster for historic progress. The history of Batang ran like the water in the Jinsha River, unstoppable and resolute.