PYAK CHE PHUG, Kyanka Chu

Location

A »cave« (rock shelter) of no great depth, formed by overhanging rocks (WHITE 1909 edited 1994: 112; 1910: 19). Compare –>Au Pyak Phug. SITUATION: Near the Assam - Bhutan border. APPROACH: Reached from Rinchengong (note 1) on the "Am mo chhu" (note 2), and then upstream the Langmarphu chhu / Kyanka Chu (note 3): »After passing the second bridge, we came to two caves, Pyak-che and Au-pyak.« CULTURAL HISTORY - Human use: Hide-out, troglodyte dwelling: »These "robber-caves", as their name implies, were formerly used by the Hah-pa folk as a base from which to issue to rob and terrorise peaceful merchants« (WHITE 1909 edited 1994: 112; 1910: 19). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 02/02/2016

NOTE 1: WHITE (1910: 19) places»Rinchengong where the old road crosses by a substantial bridge to the left side of the Ammo-chhu« but the location of »Rinchengong« (WHITE 1909 edited 1984) and »Rinchingong« (WHITE 1910: 19) is not identified (compare the cave near –>Rinchingong) is not identified as it is neither listed in IMPERIAL GAZETTEER (1907-1909, 25: 487) nor in India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006 index). NOTE 2: The »Am-mo-chhu« (WHITE 1909 edited 1984) or »Ammo-chhu, known as the Torsa in the plains, takes its rise in the western slopes of Chomolhari [Jomolhari .23997 feet near N27°50’: E089°15’: 7314 m asl] and drains the Chumbi [N27°28’: E088°50'] valley« (WHITE 1910: 32) is indicated as »Amo Chhu« on the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006) map 27 E4) and as »Torsa Chhu« on the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006) map 27 F4) but positioned as »Torsa River« at N27°00': E089°14 on AMS sheets NG45-04 Phari Dzong and NG45-08 Jalpaiguri (U502 series, 1963 edition). NOTE 3: »Our old maps are wrong; the true Lang-marphu-chhu is more to the north, while the stream marked by this name is really the Kyunka« (WHITE 1910: 19) or »Kyanka« (WHITE 1909 edited 1984). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 02/02/2016