巴音郭楞蒙古自治州BāyīnguōléngMěnggǔZìzhìzhōuMeanings1. Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆维吾尔自治区 (XīnjiāngWéiwú'ěrZìzhìqū)Characters used巴to long for音sound郭outer city wall楞used for Ceylon in Buddhist texts蒙drizzle古ancient自self治to govern州prefecture