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Nyingchi in Brief                                                     Write a Review

Nyingchi, "throne of the sun" in Tibetan, is located in southeast Tibet, where the Himalaya Mountains and Nyainqentanglha Mountains extend from west to east, like parallel huge dragons, to join the Hengduan Mountains in the east. It is adjacent to Yunan and Qamdo to the east and northeast, Naqu to the north, Lhasa to the west and Shannan to the southwest. It is a neighbor to India and Myanmar to the south with a border as long as 1,006.5 km. Nyingchi area, with a total area of 117,000 square km and a population of more than 140,000, has 7 counties under its jurisdiction: Nyingchi, Mainling, Gongbo'gyamda, Medog, Bome, Zaya and Nang. With green mountain slopes, snow-capped peaks and crystal-clear rivers, Nyingchi looks just like heaven on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

Nyingchi Climate                                                    Write a Review

Nyringchi is in the Eastern Tibet, it has a dramatically differnent climate from the rest of Tibet. The effects of the summer moonsoon from Assam bring a lot of rain from early June to Septemper. Snowfall generally starts in October.

The best times to travel are last Marc h, April and early May, and September, October and early Novermber.

Nyingchi has snowy mountains, blue lakes, villages, ancient monasteries, and so on.

Nyingchi Feature                                                   Write a Review

Nyingchi enjoys exceptional advantages in human and natural tourist resources. The Nyingchi residents are striving to build the area into an international forest park at the world's "third pole," where people can travel, climb mountains and cliffs, explore, drift along rivers and conduct scientific investigations. The distinctive folklore, music, songs, dances and athletic competitions of this area also add color to the beautiful scenery. There are 8 scenic zones and 35 scenic spots in the Nyingchi area. As follows:
The Namjagbarwa Scenic Zone -- a World Wonder
The Basum Lake
The Nangpo Gully
The Yarlung Zangbo Great Canyon with a spectacular U-turn is the No.1 Canyon in the world
The Bayi Town
The Burqug Lamaling
The Seche La Mountain