Nyarong

Nyarong lies along the Nyachu, or Yalong River, in the mountains of Kham. Its valley was divided into upper, middle and lower sections, each with its own local leadership. According to tradition, the monk Sherap Gyeltsen received a chief's seal after demonstrating his strength before Kublai Khan in 1253; his descendants became known as the Chakdü chiefly family.