Qarlung,[6][7] Charlung[8] (چارلۇڭ يېزىسى;[1][9] Qia'erlong,[10] Chinese: 恰尔隆乡; pinyin: Qià'ěrlóng Xiāng) is a town of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.

Located in the southeast of the county, the town covers an area of 3,242 square kilometers with a population of 5,258 (as of 2015[4]).

[2] The name of Qarlung is from a Turkic language, meaning "the place where the mountains gather" (群山汇集处).

It is bordered by Kizilto and Tar town to the east and south, by Taxkorgan County to the west.

There are precious animals such as snowcock, yellow sheep and argali in the territory, and mineral resources such as coal, crystal, gold, iron, lead and zinc.