About Gongga: Gongga County is a county under the Shannan area of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is in the middle of the Tibet Autonomous Region and the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. Gongga County 2,386.11 square kilometers, 50,000 people (2003). The county people's government is stationed in Jixiong Town. Gongga County governs 5 towns, 3 townships, 43 villages (communities) and 168 villages. In 2012, Gongga County achieved a total production value of 62.051 million yuan, an increase of 12% over the same period of 2011. The territory of Gongga County is high in the west and low in the east. It belongs to the plateau with arid monsoon climate zone. Gongga County has a long history of hand-woven woolen crafts, and “Jade Show Apron” is well-known in China and abroad. Gongga County is a famous aviation county in Tibet and is the resident of Lhasa Gongga International Airport.