Talk:Gyantse

County vs town

@Geographyinitiative The two quotes you have added may belong to the "town" sense instead. I'm not familiar with the administrative divisions of pre-PRC Tibet, but it seems to me that 100 years ago Gyantse would refer to the urban settlement in what is modern-day Gyantse town, the seat of Gyantse county which was established in 1960. Obviously, both the county and the town are modern divisions, in a country where administrative divisions are systematic and important. RcAlex36 (talk) 08:32, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

I have moved the citations to the citation page for now. My simple goal was to document the existence of the word rather than the particular definitions of county or town- hadn't got that specific yet. I am not familiar with the pre-PRC administrative divisions of Tibet and their correlation to present divisions. Cihai Ed 6 says: "县人民政府驻江孜镇[540222100000]。原西藏地方政府设江孜宗[540222000000]，1960年改设江孜县。......1960-1964年曾为江孜专区驻地。" and the entry for 江孜抗英战役 doesn't say which Gyantse was attacked. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 10:59, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

@Geographyinitiative: According to wikipedia the British first attacked Tsechen Monastery which is located in modern 江孜縣紫金鄉, before attacking Gyantse Dzong itself. Dzong (རྫོང) in Tibetan means not only a "district; province", but also means a fortress. Tsechen Monastery is located among Tsechen Dzong, which is considered distinct from Gyantse Dzong, located in modern 江孜縣江孜鎮, if I'm not mistaken. RcAlex36 (talk) 17:32, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

@Geographyinitiative: On a side note, 亞東 is even messier. Not only is its etymology unclear, its location has also shifted and expanded throughout history. RcAlex36 (talk) 17:39, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

You have raised an important set of points; the ideal form of this dictionary would differentiate everything clearly. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 22:32, 7 July 2021 (UTC)