Garze is a native Tibetan town, and makes up part of the Kham Province of traditional Tibet. It's Chinese name is Ganzi and has been re-zoned to be a part of Sichuan province by the PRC. It is an extremely remote place, tucked away beyond treacherous mountain terrain. It is a wonderful place to travel to experience the land and culture of Tibetan people.

Left: A map indicating traditional Tibetan places.

Right: Re-zoning by the PRC splits traditional Tibet into many other provinces. Central Tibet being the official TAR (Tibetan Autonomous Region) and Eastern Tibet (Kham) being predominantly in Sichuan province.

Note: The blue dots indicates the same place: Garze or Kandze (Tib.), Ganzi (Chn.).