Xiahe (Chinese: 夏河; pinyin: Xiàhé) is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province, the People’s Republic of China. It is home to the famed Labrang Lamma Buddhist monastery, the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in China, outside of Tibet proper. The town is populated largely by ethnic Tibetans, as well as some Hui and Han Chinese. The area is highly rural and pastoral (including yak and other animal rearing). The geography is mountainous. In recent years it has become a tourist attraction. used to be the ley of Qiang in the spring and autumn period; once occupied by Xianbei, Tubo and Mongolian nationalities;The town was named as Xiahe in 1928