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Nyingchi Prefecture
It sits at the southern part of Tibet. Affected by multi-type climates of sub-tropic and high-frigid zones, it holds rich plant and animal recourses. High-mountain, rushing water, and little manpower effect keep original natural scenes well. It is a pure land with little human touching in the world. Nyingchi Area has different sceneries from the other areas of Tibet. No exposed mountain and oxygen-lack feature of plateau makes the mountain forests of Nyingchi like those in Northern American and Alps. Nyingchi Area is a Holy Land for mountaineering and hiking. It constitutes seven counties; Medog County is the only county having no road connection but has rich natural propagation resources there.
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Chamdo Prefecture
It sits at the eastern part of Tibet Autonomous Region, upriver Lantsang River, and converge place of Angqu, Zhaqu, Sequ, and Lantsang River. Chamdo Prefecture constitutes eleven counties. Namely, they are Chamdo, Jiangda, Gongjue, Leiwuqi, Dingqing, Chaya, Bashu, Zhuogong, Mangkang, Luolong, and Bianba. Affected by incision effect of “Three River” water system, multi altiplano characters bearing complex landform structures, weather types and arrangements of plant growth thus have been formed in Chamdo. There are vast fertile meadow, wheat land, green forest, and various wild animals. Its amazing natural sight draws a colorful picture of grand Chamdo altiplano.
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Lake Basum
Located about 90 kilometers west of Gongbogyamda County, the Basum Lake is an alpine lake at the middle and upper reaches of the Ba River, which is the….
Ranwu Lake
Ranwu Lake is just by the Sichuan-Tibet road, surrounded by glaciers and Snow Mountains. Thawed snow makes the….
The Niyang River
The 307.5 km long Niyang River, the largest one of Yaluzhangbu among its five tributes, originates from the Cuomuliangla, west of the….
The Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon
Everyone has reason to cheer the discovery of China’s largest canyon. In early October 1998, the canyon was given its official name, Yarlung Zangbo Daxiagu (Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon). The Yarlung Zangbo River runs eastwards along the….
