Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,[a] often shortened to Ganzi Prefecture,[b] is an autonomous prefecture in the western arm of Sichuan province, China bordering Yunnan to the south, the Tibet Autonomous Region to the west, and Gansu to the north and northwest.

However, in 1932, the Tibetan army withdrew after suffering defeats elsewhere at the hands of the warlord of Qinghai, Ma Bufang.

[4][5] Chinese warlord Liu Wenhui reoccupied Garzê, and signed an agreement with the Tibetans formalizing his control of the area east of the upper Yangtze, which corresponds roughly with eastern Kham (see Sino-Tibetan War).

Eastern Xikang was merged with Sichuan in 1955, where Garzê became an Autonomous Prefecture.

[7] Some notable Gompas here include: Garzê comprises 1 county-level city and 17 counties: