Zhangmu
Zhangmu Town
འགྲམ། · 樟木镇 | |
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Zhangmu | |||||||||
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Tibetan | འགྲམ། | ||||||||
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Nepali | खासा (Khasa) |
Zhangmu (
History
In ancient times, Kodari, the Nepalese village on the other side, was the starting point of a trans-Himalayan caravan route.
The construction of the 115 kilometres (71 mi) Kathmandu-Kodari Road occurred during the 1963–67 period. It was named China National Highway 318 in China and Araniko Highway in Nepal.
China has long planned and discussed building a railway connecting Lhasa with Zhangmu on the Nepal-China border, from 2008 onwards. It would be an extension of the 1,956 kilometres (1,215 mi)
In 2012, China signed agreement with Nepal to make this one of six ports of entries between Nepal and China.[7]
Zhangmu was evacuated after being damaged by the 2015 earthquakes, which also closed the route between Nepal and China (TAS region).
Transport
Zhangmu is just north of and above the
Chinese trucks traveling on the Tibet-Nepal Friendship Highway offload goods at Zhangmu and transfer them to Nepalese trucks. Even though the drive between Zhangmu and Kathmandu is only 5[11] hours, the sourcing logistics and bureaucracy of cross-border trade takes around 2 weeks, as such in 2013 it takes each Nepalese truck almost half a month for a round trip.[1]
Gallery
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Zhangmu town
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Zhangmu main street, which is part of the Tibet-Nepal Highway (China National Highway 318).
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The Tibet-Nepal Bridge below Zhangmu, which is the border crossing between Tibet and Nepal. To the right is the Zhangmu Port Control Point.
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Gateway to China at the Tibet-Nepal Bridge below Zhangmu.
References
- ^ a b 318国道终点站--樟木 [Terminus of G318 Highway — Zhangmu]. Yuanfang De Jia. Season 北纬30°·中国行. Episode 184. 2013-03-19. China Central Television. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ^ a b c Xu, Xiaotong; Liang, Siran (2015-12-18). "Bordering on helplessness". Atavist. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "Kodari Road – Implications for Nepal, China and Inda". Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ^ "Nepal to get China rail link". Asia Times, 15 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
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- ^ "Kerung-Kathmandu railway should be built with Chinese grant: Minister Gyawali - Setopati - Nepal's Digital Newspaper". setopati.net.
- ^ 中华人民共和国政府和尼泊尔政府关于边境口岸及其管理制度的协定 [China-Nepal Agreement on Port of Entry] (in Chinese). Chinese Embassy in Nepal. 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ Rai, Om Astha (17–23 June 2016). "Coming soon the tibet train". Nepali Times. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ Jiao, Helen (December 30, 2016). "Zhangmu Port May Reopen in 2017-Tibet Travel News, Tibet Travel Blog". Tibet Travel Agency. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
On December 12, 2016, the representatives of China and Nepal held a meeting on reopening Zhangmu Port. The Nepalese official said that the 15km road from Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge to Zhangmu Town was under quick development. He hoped that after the completion, the port could reopen.
- ^ "Kodari Checkpoint To Open Today". The Spotlight Online. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ "Kathmandu Kodari Trip by Car, Jeep, Van, Bus - Nepal Overland Vehicle Service". www.vehiclerentalnepal.com.