InlateJuneof2002,whenIstayedintheZuogongCountyseatwithTugar,chiefeditorofRecordsofQamdo,wedrovetoJunyongVillage,whichisthesiteoftheDongbatownshipgovernment,alongtheYuquRiverValley.Theflourishingtreesinthevillageprovidedasharpcontrastwiththesurroundingbaremountains.