Nyingchi (Wylie: nying khri grong khyer, THL: nying tri drong khyer, ZYPY: nyingchi chongkyêr), also known as Linzhi (Chinese: 林芝; pinyin: Linzhi) or Nyingtri, is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China.
In the Sakya and Patrul epochs (13th-16th centuries), Nyingchi emerged as the dominion of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
Subsequently, in the 17th century, the Gandenpozhang regime was instituted, leading to the partitioning of Nyingchi into the territories of Ngapoi, Jangzhong, and Kala, which were further subdivided into Zelah, Jomu, Shekhar, and Jangdar dzongs.
[8][9] In July 2021, Xi Jinping, at the time General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, President of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, conducted a research visit to Nyingchi.
The relatively low elevation compared to other regions of the Tibetan plateau yields a lower risk of altitude sickness.
Wildlife species include "the Bengal tiger, leopard, bear, snub-nosed monkey, antelope and lesser panda.
Agricultural products include medicinal materials, edible fungus, orange, tangerine, sugar cane, honey peach, apple, pear, grape, walnut and other fruits.