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  1. Series Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Note about Translation
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter One. Civilizing China’s Western Peripheries
  12. Chapter Two. The Gift of Development in Pastoral Areas
  13. Chapter Three. Sedentarization in Qinghai
  14. Chapter Four. Development in Zeku County
  15. Chapter Five. Sedentarization of Pastoralists in Zeku County
  16. Chapter Six. Ambivalent Outcomes and Adaptation Strategies
  17. Glossary of Chinese and Tibetan Terms
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index
  21. Series List

Glossary of Chinese and Tibetan Terms

In the text, names and terms are provided in either romanized Chinese or Tibetan, depending on the language of common use in Qinghai. Upon first occurrence, corresponding equivalents are provided in parentheses. Romanized terms are Tibetan unless context indicates that they are Chinese or they are preceded by “Ch.” Glossary entries are presented as follows: English, Chinese, Tibetan.

Alleviating Poverty through Relocation   Yidi Fupin Banqian 易地扶贫搬迁   gzhan yul dbul skyor gnas spor

Amdo area   Anduo Diqu 安多地区   A mdo sa khul

Artificial Rain   Rengong Zengyu 人工增雨   mis thabs kyis char ’beb pa

Beautiful Countryside Project   Meili Xiangcun Gongcheng 美丽乡村工程   mdzes pa’i grong gseb las grwa

bush forests   guanmu lin 灌木林   spen ma

caterpillar fungus   dongchong xiacao 冬虫下草   dbyar rtswa dgun ’bu

Communist Party school, Tongren Town   Tongren Dangjiao 同仁党校   Thun tin tang zhol

Construction of Nature Reserve Area Management Facilities and Capacities   Baohuqu Guanli Sheshi yu Nengli Jianshe 保护区管理设施与能力建设   srung skyob khul gyi sgrig chas do dam ’dzugs skrun

Construction to Raise Livestock   Jianshe Yangchu 建设养畜   phyugs gso ’dzugs skrun

Dari County   Dari Xian 达日县   Dar lag rdzong

drinking water supply for people and livestock   renchu yinshui 人畜饮水   mi phyugs kyi ’thung chu

Duofudun   Duofudun 多福顿   sTobs ldan

Duofudun District Aarea   Duofudun Qu 多福顿区   sTobs ldan sa khul

Duofudun Township   Duofudun Xiang 多福顿乡   sTobs ldan zhang

Duofudun Township Administrative Center   Duofudun Xiang Zhengfu 多福吨乡政府   sTobs ldan zhang srid gzhung

Duohemao Township   Duohemao Xiang 多禾茂乡   rDo dkar mo zhan

Duohemao Township Administrative Center   Duohemao Xiang Zhengfu 多和茂乡政府   rDo dkar mo zhang srid gzhung

Duolong Village   Duolong 多龙   rDo lung

Ecological Protection and Construction Project   Shengtai Baohu yu Jiangshe Xiangmu 生态保护与建设项目   skye khams srung skyong dang ’dzugs skrun bzo skrun

Ecological Resettlement Project   Shengtai Yimin 生态移民   skye khams gnas spor

Enclosing Hillsides to Grow Forest Project   Fengshan Lühua 封山绿化   ri bkag ljang bsgyur

Enclosing Hillsides to Raise Trees   Fengshan Yulin 封山育林   ri bkag nags gso

Farmers’ and Nomads’ Production and Living Basic Facilities Construction Project   Nong Mumin Shengchan Shenghuo Jichu Sheshi Jianshe Xiangmu 农牧民生产生活基础设施建设项目   rong ’brog mang tshogs kyi thon skyed ’tsho b’i rmang gzhi sgrig chas ’dzugs skrun

Fire Protection of Forests and Grassland Project   Senlin Caoyuan Fanghuo 森林草原防火   nags tshal dang rtswa s’i me skyon sngon ’gog

Gansu Province   Gansu Sheng 甘肃省   Kan su’u zhing chen

Gonghe County   Gonghe Xian 共和县   gSer chen rdzong/ Chab cha/ Gung ho

Grassland Protection Set   Caodi Baohu Peitao 草地保护配套   rtswa s’i srung skyob zhogs ’degs

Grazing Ban Resettlement   Banqian Jinmu 搬迁禁牧   phyugs bkag gnas spo

Great Opening of the West   Xibu da Kaifa 西部大开发   nub rgyud gsar spel chen mo

Guanxiu (tribe)   Guanxiu 官秀   mGon shul

Guanxiu District Area   Guanxiu Qu 官秀区   mGon shul sa khul

Guanxiu Forest Region   Guanxiu Linqu 官秀林区   mGon shul nags khul

Guashenze (tribe)   Guashenze 瓜什则   mGar rtse

Guashenze Township   Guanshenze Xiang 瓜什则乡   mGar rtse zhan

Gudegarang (tribe)   Gudegarang 古德尕让   Ko’u sde ka rong

Guinan County   Guinan Xian 贵南县   Mang ra rdzong/ Kos nan

Guoluo Prefecture   Guoluo Zhou 果洛州   mGo log khul

Hainan Prefecture   Hainan Zhou 海南州   mTsho lho

Haixi Prefecture   Haixi Zhou 海西州   mTsho nub

Henan County   Henan Xian 河南县   Sog po rdzong/Hi nan rdzong

Heri (tribe)   Heri 和日   Hor

Heri District Area   Heri Qu 和日区   Hor sa khul

Heri Township   Heri Xiang 和日乡   Hor zhang

Heri Township Administrative Center   Heri Xiang Zhengfu 和日乡政府   Hor zhang srid gzhung

Household Responsibility System   Jiating Lianchan Chengbao Ziren Zhi 家庭联产承 包责任制   rtswa s’i ’kan gtsang len

Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture   Huangnan Zangzu Zizhi Zhou 黄南藏族自治州   rMa lho bod rigs rang skyong khul

Keriqina (tribe)   Keriqina 克日其那   Khe ru’i chu rnga

Laka site in Tongren County   Tongren Laka 同仁拉卡   gNyen thog la kha/ Thun rin la kha

Longwu (tribe)   Longwu 隆务   Rong bo

Longzang (Village)   Longzang 龙藏   Lung bzang

Maduo (County)   Maduo 玛多   rMa stod

Maixiu (tribe)   Maixiu 麦秀   dMe shul

Maixiu Forest   Maixiu Linchang 麦秀林场   dMe shul nags tshal

Maqin County   Maqin Xian 玛沁县   rMa chen rdzong

Mekong River   Lancang Jiang 澜沧江   rDza chu

Ningxiu Township   Ningxiu Xiang 宁秀乡   Nyin shul zhang

Ningxiu Township Administrative Center   Ningxiu Xiang Zhengfu 宁秀乡政府   Nyin shul zhang srid gzhung

Nomadic Settlement Project   You Mumin Dingju Gongcheng 游牧民定居工程   gnas spo ’brog mi’i gtan sdod

One-Child Policy   Jihua Shengyu 计划生育   ’char ldan bu skyes

pika   dishang shu 地上鼠   ab bra

Prevention of Rodent Harm   Shuhai Fangzhi 鼠害防治   ab bra’i gnod pa sngon ’gog

Project to Increase Living Comfort   Wenbao Gongcheng 温饱工程   lto gos gnyis ’dzoms las grwa

Putting in Order Desertified Land   Shengtai Ehua Tudi Zhili 生态恶化土地治理   skyi khams zhan ’gyur rtswa sa bcos skyong

Qiake Township   Qiakeri Xiang 恰科日乡   Cha gor zhang

Qiang (Tribe)   Qiang 羌   Chang

Qinghai Province   Qinghai Sheng 青海省   mDo smad/mTsho sngon zhin chen

Rebgong   Longwu 隆务   Rib gong/ Rong bo/ Thun ri

Resettlement Community   Yimin Shequ Peitao Sheshi 移民社区配套设施   gnas spo yul mi ’dus sdod sa khul gyi spyi pa’i sgyig chas

Returning Farmland to Forest Project   Tuigeng Huanlin Gongcheng 退耕还林工程   rmo skyur nags skyong

Returning Farmland to Grassland Project   Tuigeng Huancao Gongcheng 退耕还草工程   rmo skyur rtswa ’debs

Returning Pastureland to Forest Project   Tuimu Huanlin Gongcheng 退牧还林工程   phyugs skyur nags skyong

Returning Pastureland to Grassland Project   Tuimu Huancao Gongcheng 退牧还草工程   phyugs skyur rtswa ’debs

Sairi District Area   Sairi Diqu 赛日地区   gSer sde’i chu

Sanjiangyuan Office   Sanjiangyuan Bangongshi 三江源办公室   gTsang gsum ’byung yul gzhung sgrub khang

Scientific Sustainability and Environment Monitoring   Keji Zhicheng yu Shengtai Jiance 科技支撑与生态监测   tshan rtsal gyi gzhogs ’degs dang skye khams lha zhib tshad len

Set of Four   Sipeitao 四配套   ’phel rgyas bzhi

Small Town Constructions   Xiaocheng Zhen Jianshe 小城镇建设   mkhar grong chung ba ’dzugs skrun

Suonaihai (tribe)   Suonahai 琐乃亥   So nag

Suonaihai District Area   Suonahai Qu 琐乃亥区   So nag sa khul

Sustainability Project   Zhicheng Xiangmu 支撑项目   skye khams srung skyong rogs skyor ’dzugs skrun

Targeted Poverty Alleviation (Project)   Jingzhun Fupin 精准扶贫   gnad ’khel dbul skyor

Three Rivers’ Headwaters National Nature Reserve   Sanjiangyuan Guojia Ji Ziran Baohu Qu 三江源国家级 自然保护区   gTsang gsum ’byung wul gyi rgyal khab rim pa’i rang byung srung ekyob sa khul

Tongde County   Tongde Xian 同德县   ’Ba’ rdzong/ Thun te

Tongren   Tongren 同仁   Reb gong/ Thun rin

Wangjia (tribe)   Wangjia 王家   Bon rgya

Wangjia Township   Wangjia Xiang 王家乡   Bon rgya zhang

Water and Land Preservation   Shuitu Baochi 水土保持   sa chu srung ’dzin

Water Tower of China   Zhonghua Shuita 中华水塔   krung hwa chu mdzod

Xiade Township   Xiaderi Xiang 夏德日乡   Bya dar zhang

Xibusha (tribe)   Xibusha 西卜沙   dPyi sa

Xibusha Township   Xibusha Xiang 西卜沙乡   dPyi sa zhang

Xinghai County   Xinghai Xian 兴海县   Brag dkar sprel rdzong/Zhin he

Yangzi River   Changjiang 长江   ’Bri chu

Yellow River   Huanghe 黄河   rMa chu

Yushu (Prefecture)   Yushu 玉树   Yul shul/Yul hrub

Zeku County   Zeku Xian 泽库县   rTse khog rdzong

Zequ region   Zequ Diqu 泽曲地区   rTse khog sa khul

Zequ River   Zequ 泽曲   rTse chu

Zhigeri (Village)   Zhigeri 智格日   ’Bru dkar

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