Lajia

Lajia is a Bronze Age archaeological site in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, on the border between the Chinese provinces of and . As at other sites of the Qijia culture, the people of Lajia had an agricultural economy based primarily on millet cultivation and sheep herding.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Guanting, Minhe County, Qinghai, China
  • Also known as: “Lajia Ruins” and “Lajia Site”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guanting and Dahejia.

Town
is a town in eastern province, China. It is located in the southeast of Minhe County and, together with , Zhongchuan, Xiakou, Gangou and Xin'er townships, is referred to as the Area.

Town
Town is a town under , in , . It is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, bordering province on what can be considered the boundary between the and the Tibetan Plateau. is situated 5 km southwest of Lajia.

Town
Xing'ar Tibetan Township or Xing'er Township, is an ethnic township in , , , . In 2010, Xing'ar Township had a total population of 4,088: 2,074 males and 2,074 females: 1,057 aged under 14, 2,782 aged between 15 and 65 and 249 aged over 65. is situated 9 km west of Lajia.

Lajia

Latitude
35.86174° or 35° 51′ 42″ north
Longitude
102.81028° or 102° 48′ 37″ east
Open location code
8P74VR66+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 637124064
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1317169
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Lajia” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Lajia”
  • Chinese: “Lǎjiā Yízhǐ”
  • Chinese: “喇家”
  • Chinese: “喇家遗址”
  • Danish: “Lajia”
  • Dutch: “Lajia”
  • French: “Lǎjiā (喇家)”
  • French: “Lajia”
  • German: “Lajia”
  • Hungarian: “Lacsia”
  • Indonesian: “Lajia”
  • Japanese: “喇家遺跡”
  • Latin: “Lajia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lajia”
  • Norwegian: “Lajia”
  • Portuguese: “Lajia”
  • Spanish: “Lajia”
  • Swedish: “Lajia”

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