TsakhalholiesinMarkhamCounty,ChamdoPrefectureoftheTibetanAu-tonomousRegion(TAR).Geo-graphicallyitlooksquitemysteri-ousandithasauniqueculture.Formally,itisreferredtoas"TsakhalhoJangba(Naxi)ethnicTownofMarkham".ItislocatedinthesoutheastofTAR,betweentheeastbankofLancangRiverandDechenCounty.Atanelevationofabout2,400meters,thetownisadjacenttoPaltangofSichuanProv-inceon