Bishing Village

Subject – Geography

Context – Chinese PLA abducted Arunachal youth: BJP MP

Concept –

Bishing, on the left bank of the Siang river, is the last Indian village near the border with China.
Bishing is a border village in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh in the Upper Siang district, Gelling Circle.
It is one of the northernmost populated places of the state, located on the Line of Actual Control with China.
The Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) enters India at Bishing, from where it is known as the “Siang River”.
The Tsangpo River describes an S-shaped bend as it enters India. The Line of Actual Control (LAC) itself runs along the river in the middle of the bend. Bishing is at its lower right hand corner.
The village is home to around 100 people, mostly of the Memba tribe.