Nyingchi - A Green Gem of Tibet

Nyingchi is the lowest district in Tibet-Qinghai Plateau. Mt. Himalaya, Nychen-Thangla and Henduan all terminate here. With great energy of Yarlung Tsangpo River and its branches such as Nyang River, Palong Tsangpo, Yigong Tsangpo, lots of grand mountains and valleys gradually formed here. In particular, the average depth of Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is over 1000 meters while Mt. Namchak Bawra soars up to 7782 meters high and honoured as "spreadhead into the sky". According to statistics, forest coverage of this area is rated as No.8 nationwide, a little less than Heilongjiang Province and is the second best in plant variety and regeneration.

Owing rich natural resources Nyingchi can develop its prominent culture, history and economy. At the very first, Nyingchi is mistakenly regarded as a barren and isolated land that only refugees and exileres were forced to live here, but the fact is Nyingchi is an excellent place of living and planting and owns rich deposits of iron and forest. Not surprisingly, well-developed and systematic farmland became the major economic model here, therefore derived lots of luxuries, arts and religious places. The Brilliant Bugurlamalin Temple and Lang County Tomb Relics are very good examples.

Besides Kongpo, Luoyu area is another major component of nowaday Nyingchi, including Metok, Bomi and Zayul, where Lhoba, Menba and Deng people live. Here are countless animals and plants where intensified forests and deep gorges exist. Metok County, which is called "Mysterious Lotus", has quite a few Lama Temples and legendary mountains. What's more, the Lieshan Tomb Group is worthy of sightseeing for its magnificence and uniqueness.

Nyingchi is also famous for its ever being the original source of native religion---Bon. Pilgrims far from Qinghai, Sichuan Provinces come to those sacred mountains for worship. Nevertheless, the way they express their belief is different from Tibetan religious believers--- they walk around in conterclockwise. On every 10th day of August in Tibetan calendar, a pomp festival "Niangpulhasu" is held, accompanying with newly found material Exchanging Meeting. What's more, the ritual and date of new year in Kongpo is different from other places, too.

As it is called "Goddess'tear", Nyang River incubates a radiant pearl on its bank-Bayi County. To its north, there is Lhasa valley; to its south, Milin. In particular, there is a famous landscape called Basongtso which is well-known for tea and orchard. At the same time, Niangpu Gorge, Phaga Temple and Duojipamu Sacred Mountain are also very good places to go.

Nyingchi owns such variety of tourism resources and is definitely charming and unique. There are not only snow mountain, ice peak, lake, river, temple here and there, but its distinct elegance and humidity, reflected by orchards, natural forest and sub-tropical scenery.