甘南藏族自治州

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu

surname Gan / abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]

sweet / willing

Gannan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang

south

Tibet / abbr. for Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏[Xi1 zang4]

to conceal / to hide away / to harbor / to store / to collect

storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture

Tibetan ethnic group

race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely

autonomy

to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research

autonomous prefecture

prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)