Two tourist attractions in Lhasa

The Lhasa River meanders through the south of Lhasa and is the mother river of Lhasa City. The Naganla Pass is 5190 meters above sea level. You can see the blue Namtso from a distance. Depending on the season, you will feel the wind. The Tashi Peninsula, also known as the Lucky Love Island, is as big as crazy. The strange, colorful and ingenious landforms on Tashi Island are truly a wonder. The caves are full of stalactites, forming a unique karst landform.

The Lhasa River originates from Phuntsola Kongmagou in Gialili, at the southern foot of Nyenchen Tanglha Mountain. It flows through Nagqu, Damxiong, Linzhou, Mozhugongkar, Dazi, Chengguan, Doilungdeqing, and reaches Qushui County. It is a larger tributary in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River.

The altitude ranges from 5,500 meters from the source to 3,580 meters at the mouth. It is one of the highest rivers in the world. It is called "Jiqu" in Tibetan. This river belongs to the snowmelt and heavy rain type, and the amount of water changes with the temperature and precipitation.

The Lhasa River meanders through the south of Lhasa and is the mother river of Lhasa City. Standing on the bank of the Lhasa River, the turbid river water slowly flows under your feet. The south bank of the Lhasa River is sandy land and not much vegetation. In the distance, there are bare stone mountains. In the distance, there are still mountains, stretching into the distance. In the gloomy sky, a few clouds seemed to emerge from behind the mountains.

Entering Nagenla

The Nagenla Pass is 5,190 meters above sea level. It is the mountain passage across the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains to Namtso. It is known as the forbidden area of ????life above 5,000 meters above sea level. The mountain pass. Here you can overlook Namtso. This is an attraction as well as a resting point. A stone monument has been erected at the mountain pass to indicate the altitude. The Mani pile at the mountain pass is covered with prayer flags.

Looking north from the mountain pass, you can see the blue Namtso from a distance. If you are still in good health, just stand at the mountain pass and look at the surrounding fields. You will suddenly feel a majestic, vast and vast feeling in your heart. Depending on the season, the wind can be as strong as crazy and the menstrual flags can burst, but it is not as suffocating and scary as the legend says.

However, the temperature at Nagenla Pass is particularly low, so friends traveling to Namtso should bring their own down jackets. Looking at Namtso Lake from the mountain pass, the beautiful holy lake is like a precious mirror embedded in the sky. In the hearts of Tibetans, every mountain pass is a sacred place, so the mountain passes are hung with prayer flags to show their reverence for the gods.

Entering the Tashi Peninsula

The Tashi Peninsula, also known as the Auspicious Love Island, is located in Damxung County, Tibet. It is the largest peninsula in Namtso and the most important attraction when visiting Namtso. The Tashi Peninsula is at the southeast end of Namtso Lake and extends northward into the lake. It is a peninsula of about 10 square kilometers made of limestone.

In the middle is a hill tens of meters high. At the northernmost end are countless stone pillars and strange stone peaks. There are also stone bridges that naturally connect the peaks. Because it has been eroded by Tianhu water for a long time, there are many quiet caves on the island, which are filled with stalactites, forming a unique karst landform.

The strange, colorful and ingenious landforms on Tashi Island are truly a wonder. The Tashi Peninsula is the place where Namtso religious activities are most concentrated. There is the Tashi Temple (Tashi, which means auspicious in Tibetan) on the peninsula. It is still filled with smoke and drums in the evening and bells in the morning. Next to the prayer path on the peninsula, there is a large cave called the Lotus Flower Cave. It is said that there is a naturally occurring Lotus Flower Pagoda in the cave.