| Ngari-Top of the Roof of the World: In the western part of Tibet, Ngari has an average elevation of more than 4500 meters and is famours as the top of the roof of the world. The area has many lakes but less people and is a paradise of wild yaks, pantholops, hodgsini, Mongolian gazelle, wild donkeys and other kinds of wildlife. In the western part of Ngari there are the famous ruins of Guge Kingdom, Toding Monastery, Duoxiang Castle and other historical sites. The holy mountains and sacred lakes in Burang attract more domestic and foreign pilgrims. |
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Guge Kingdom The Guge Kingdom is a wonder of Ngari. In the mid-nine century, the Tubo imperial court came to and end .The offspring of the King Namdam established their own kingdoms and Gyede Nyimagong became the king of Ngari. The second son of his three sons occupied Zarang and established the Guge Kingdom. n the main ruins of the Guge Kingdom in Zarang, the destroyed city walls and the natural earthen forests exist harmoniously. More than 400 houses and 800 caves scatter on the 300-meter-high mountain slope. As the capital of the Guge Kingdom, the Zarang Ruins cover an area of 720,000 square meters. It is the second largest building complex in Tibet next to the Potala Palace. |
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Lake Manasorowa One of the three sacred lakes in Tibet, Lake Mapam Yumco is a place respected by the Tibetan people, Lake Mapam Yumco is 4,587 meters above sea level. The lake covers an area of 412 square kilometers and is 77 meters deep. On the slope of the mountain by the lake stands the Jiniao Monastery, a best place to overlook the lake. |
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Holy Mountain Kailash Kangrinboqe Peak is 6,638 meters above sea level and is the main peak of the Gangdise Mountains. More than 250 glaciers around the peak make it the sources of the Indus, Ganges and Yarlung Zangbo Rivers. Kangrinboqe Peak is the holy mountain in Tibet and attracts flocks of pilgrims from other parts of the country, India and Nepal to pay their respects to the Buddha.Also it is one of the pilgrimage centers of Tibet Buddhism, Hinduism and the Bon. |
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Ghost Lake La'nga Co Next to the Sacred Lake Mapam Yumco, Lake La'nga Co is famous as the Ghost Lake. But water in the Lake Mapam Yumco is fresh and that in the Lake La'nga Co is a little salty. Ghost Lake was connected with the sacred lake. Later they separated as the water decreased and water surface dropped. But there is still a small river to link them together. |
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Lake Banggong The Lake Banggong extends from Rutog of China to Indian controlled Kashmir. In Tibetan, it is called the Com Ngangla Ringbo Lake, meaning a long-neck goose, for its narrow shape. It is 150 kilometers long and five kilometers wide with the narrowest section being only five meters. The lake covers an area of 604 square kilometers. In the lake there are a dozen islets on which inhabit various species of birds.
Zanda Earthen Forsts: The orogenic movement of the Himalayas has made the bottom of the lake ascend. And the undulating earthen forest of dozens of kilometers were formed by the flushing of water subsidence and long years of weathering. Walking in these narrow earthen forests as if a walk in the ruins of an ancient of kingdom, desolate but magnificent.
Toding Monastery: It has become famous as the Indian senior monk Atisa arrived after experiencing 10 year had traveling and presided the work of the monastery. It has since then attracted more monks from far away. The murals in the Toding Monastery are of a free, wild and exaggerate style, like the works by Pablo Picasso.
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