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DolpoFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaYakcaravan near Saldang in the northern part of Dolpa.

Dolpa(Standard Tibetan:དོལ་པོ) is a high-altitudeculturally Tibetanregion in the upper part of theDolpa Districtof westernNepal, bordered in the north by theTibet Autonomous RegionofChina.[1]:1–3Part of the region lies inShey Phoksundo National Park. The sparse,agro-pastoralpopulation, known asDolpain standardTibetanandDhol-wain the local dialect, is connected to the rest of Nepal viaJufalairport, which can be reached in three days by horse.[1]:1, 11, 27There are no precise population numbers for the region, with estimates including less than 5,000[1]:1and 18,000[2]

The Dolpa are generally adherents ofBön, a religion whose origins predateBuddhismbut whose modern form is officially accepted as the fifth school ofTibetan Buddhism. The remote region has preserved its Tibetan culture in relatively pure form, making it attractive to Westerners. Dolpa was the location for the 1999Oscar-nominatedfilmHimalaya, and more recently for the German documentaryDolpo Tulku.

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1Geography

2Trade

3History

4The region in film

5Notes

6Bibliography

7External links

Geography[edit source|editbeta]

Dolpa is geologically part of the sedimentaryTibetan-Tethyszone. It is surrounded by Himalayan mountain chains including theDhaulagiri(8,172 metres (26,811ft)). These cloud barriers cause a semi-arid climate, with reported annual precipitations of less than 500 millimetres (20in).[1]:20

Chortenwith barley fields; Tarap Valley in the southern part of Dolpa.

The region is historically divided into four valleys: Tsharka (\"good growing-place\"), Tarap (\"auspicious excellent\"), Panzang (\"abode of monks\"), and Nangkhong (\"innermost place\").[1]:1They constitute four of the sevenvillage development committees(VDCs) that were created in 1975.[1]:114The valleys south of the watershed drain into theBheri River. The VDCs in this area are (roughly from east to west):

Chharka(Tsharka Valley)
• Mukot
• Dho(Tarap Valley)
• Phoksundo.

The northern valleys between the watershed and Tibet drain westward by theLangu River, a tributary of theKarnali Rivervia theMugu Karnali. The VDCs in this area are:

Tinje(Panzang Valley)
• Saldang(Nangkhong Valley)
• Bhijer.[3]

Dolpa can be roughly divided into four valleys, each of which is represented since 1975 by avillage development committee(VDC):Dho(Tarap Valley),Saldang(Nankhong Valley, the most populous[1]:114),Tinje(Panzang Valley), andChharka(Tsharka Valley).[1]:105There are also smaller VDCs atBhijer,MukotandPhoksundo.[2]

Agriculture is possible at heights of 3,800 to 4,180 metres (12,500 to 13,710 ft) (villages of Shimen Panzang Valley and Chharka, respectively) but often requires irrigation.[1]:22Apart frombarley, crops Similar totranshumance in the Alps, the population migrates between villages and high-lying (4,000 to 5,000 metres or 13,000 to 16,000 feet) summer pastures, in a lifestyle referred to assamadrok(roughly \"farming nomads\").[1]:44, 50

Dolpa makes up the greatest part of the area of the Dolpa District, but the district\'s population is concentrated in the lower southern parts, where also most of the VDCs are located.

Trade[edit source|editbeta]

Local products are not sufficient to guarantee survival. The Dolpa traditionally trade salt from Tibet to the lower parts of Nepal, where they maintainnetsang(literally \"nesting place\") relationships, first described by Kenneth M. Bauer.[1][4]According to Bauer, each family in Dolpa has netsang partners in most villages of Dolpa District, a network that facilitates travel as well as trade.[1]:41In return for salt, the netsang provide grain and shelter. The netsang partners trade with each other on preferential terms, based on fictitious family relations that may last for several generations. Recent changes such as the easy availability of salt from other regions and the closed border with Tibet have put the netsang system under pressure.[4]

History[edit source|editbeta]

Dolpa appears in historical records since c.8th century. In the time from the 6th century to the 8th century the TibetanYarlungdynasty conquered most Tibetan-speaking territories. This seems to have caused a southward migration towards Dolpa and the peripheral areas along the upperKali Gandaki River(Lo and Serib). In 842, Tibet fell apart, and Dolpa fell under the kingdom ofPurang. Purang and Dolpa became temporarily part of the kingdom ofGugein the 10th century, but soon became separate again when King sKyid lde Nyi ma mgon divided Guge among his three sons.

During the reign of the Ya-rtse king A-sog-lde around 1253 both Dolpa and Serib were lost to the ruler of Gungthang, mGon po lde. The latter then reunited both the Dolpa and Serib and classified them among one of three provinces of mNga\' ris. It is also known from historical documents that Mongolian troops reached Dolpa to conquer this province when they conquered many parts of Tibet and finally handed over the power to the ruler of theSakyaperiod.

In the 14th century Dolpa fell under its eastern neighbor theKingdom of Lo, which controlled the trans-Himalayan trade route through theKali Gandaki Gorge. The Dolpa had to pay tax and travel toLo Monthangto provide manual labor.[1]:60–62

For some time between the 15th century (1440?) and the 16th century, Dolpa was temporarily independent and ruled by a king from the Ra nag dynasty.

In 1769, theGorkhasconqueredKathmanduand established theKingdom of Nepal, which would soon reach more or less the country\'s modern extent. In 1789, Nepal swallowed the Lo kingdom and with it Dolpa. The kingdom\'s attempt to wrest nominal suzerainty over Tibet from China ended in a massive Chinese intervention that left Nepal paying tribute to China.

The region in film[edit source|editbeta]

The 1999 French-Nepalese movieHimalaya, which gives insight into the local customs, was the first Nepalese film to be nominated for an Oscar award and also a huge success in Nepal itself, drawing the country\'s attention to the region. Kenneth M. Bauer notes that the film\'s authenticity was in large part artificial, as dialogues mixed the standard Tibetan of the professional actors with the villagers\' local dialects and all external influences in the region (such as clothes, Maoists and tourists) were hidden. He also describes the impact which the film had on the region as an employer.[1]:169–186

The 2009 documentaryDolpo Tulkuaccompanies Sherap Sangpo (born 1981 in the Tarap Valley) on his journey from India back to his home region and his first steps as a Buddhist spiritual leader of the Dolpa. At the age of ten, he had pilgrimaged to India and after meeting theDalai Lamahad decided to become a monk. InKa-Nying MonasteryinKathmanduhe was soon recognized as the reincarnation of Lama Nyinchung and sent toNamdroling MonasteryinKarnataka. After 16 years in southern India his education was finished, and in 2008 he returned to his home region to take over the responsibilities of his predecessor as a Buddhist spiritual leader of the Dolpa and in particular the monasteries in Dho-Tarap, Namgung and Saldang

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