The average elevation of the southern section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is over several kilometers.

A magical heavenly road takes us into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Taking the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Plateau train, visitors can not only enjoy the beautiful natural scenery of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, but also enjoy the Tibetan cultural landscape full of strong religious flavor. On the occasion of the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, we will show you the beautiful scenery along the railway.

Natural landscape

Taking the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Plateau train, visitors can enjoy the beautiful natural scenery of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Qinghai Lake

The passenger train of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which will be opened soon, will travel from Xining to Lhasa. The first stop of the beautiful scenery along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, where tourists look through the window and are full of expectations, is the rippling Qinghai Lake. In 2005, it was selected as "the most beautiful lake in China" by chinese national geography, only100km away from Xining.

Kunlun Snow Mountain

The upcoming passenger train of Qinghai-Tibet Railway leaves Golmud Station at130km, and arrives at Feng Yuqing Station at an altitude of 4160m, where there is the most beautiful sight of Qinghai-Tibet Railway crossing Kunlun Mountain-"Kunlun Six in the Snow". Yu Xufeng and Yu Zhufeng, which are more than 6000 meters above sea level, are located on the east and west sides of Kunlun Mountain Pass. All the year round, it is wrapped in silver and shrouded in clouds, forming the famous "Six Wonders of Kunlun in Snow".

Tanggula Shan

Tanggula Mountain, located in the hinterland of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is also called Dangla Mountain, which means "Mountain where eagles can't fly" in Mongolian and is connected with Karakorum Mountain. The air here is extremely thin and the climate is bad. The continuous snow-capped mountains show the vastness and mystery of the "forbidden zone of life". Next to the Tanggula Pass, the highest point of the world railway, there is a railway station with the highest altitude in the world, which is the Tanggula Mountain Station of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway at an altitude of 5068 meters.

Tianhu Namco

Along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Namco, Tibet, which means "Tianhu" in Tibetan, is located between Dangxiong County and Bango County in the north of Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, with an area of 1.94 square kilometers and an altitude of 47 18 meters. It is the largest inland lake in Tibet. Namco is a holy place of Tibetan Buddhism, which attracts many believers and tourists to worship and visit every year.

Qiangtang grassland in northern Tibet

Qiangtang Grassland is located between Kunlun Mountain, Tanggula Mountain in the north and Gangdise Mountain in the south of Xizang Autonomous Region. It is about 1, 200 kilometers long from east to west, 700 kilometers wide from north to south, with an average elevation of more than 4,500 meters. Qiangtang Plateau is one of the regions in the world where the ecological environment is still well preserved and has not been deeply studied. Herdsmen only move in some areas seasonally. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway runs across Qiangtang Grassland, and visitors can enjoy the magnificent natural scenery and unique cultural customs on the train. [detailed]

Beautiful Sanjiangyuan

Night view of the source of the Yangtze River on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway (taken on June, 2006 13). The Sanjiangyuan region is the natural wetland with the highest altitude and the largest area in China, and it is also the nature reserve with the most concentrated biodiversity in high altitude areas in the world. 49.2% of the total flow of the Yellow River, 25% of the total flow of the Yangtze River and 15% of the total flow of the Lancang River all come from this area, so it is known as the "water tower of China". As a part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the unique geographical environment and weather and climate conditions at the source of the Three Rivers have an extremely important influence on the atmospheric circulation in China, East Asia and even the northern hemisphere. Xinhua News Agency reporter Ge Sang Dawa photo

Cuona Lake

Cuona Lake is located in Amdo County, northern Tibet, with an average elevation of 4,650 meters and an area of more than 400 square kilometers. It is one of the most important sacred lakes in the area. With the construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the nearest place here is only a few tens of meters, which is the nearest lake to the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Xinhua News Agency reporter Jue Guoshe

The wonders of the plateau-Yangbajing

Yangbajing, more than 90 kilometers away from Lhasa, is located in the basin at the foot of Nyainqentanglha Mountain in the northwest of Lhasa. On both sides of Yangbajing are towering snow-capped mountains, glaciers and virgin forests, and the middle basin is lush meadows with beautiful scenery and charming scenery, while the hot water gurgling from underground flows day and night, steaming. Take the train all the way through the snowy Tanggula, see the beautiful grassland in northern Tibet, and come to Yangbajing. Through the window, you can see the hot air from the geothermal power plant not far from the Qinghai-Tibet railway line, which makes you feel warm as spring. Yangbajing is rich in geothermal resources. Since 1970s, the state has taken the development of Yangbajing as a key scientific and technological project. Thanks to the efforts of Tibetan and Chinese engineers and technicians, rich geothermal resources have been developed and utilized. Yangbajing Geothermal Power Plant is the largest geothermal test base in China at present. The hot water lake next to the power plant is blue and rippling, steaming like smoke, and tourists are like weaving, just like being in a fairyland. When the temperature is below minus 20 degrees Celsius in the middle of winter, the hot water is kept at 30 to 40 degrees Celsius, so people can enjoy the interest of nature. Yangbajing also has a famous sulfur mine in Tibet. The magma around the sulfur mine is considered as the heat source of yangbajain geothermal field. Yangbajing is now a geothermal city, using geothermal and power resources, where there are vegetable bases, livestock products, borax processing plants and other enterprises. At present, Yangbajing has developed geothermal hot spring tourism, which does not contain sulfur and has high temperature. Many tourists come to Yangbajing not to see the scenery, but to experience the unique hot spring bath at high altitude to wash away the fatigue of the journey.

The "no man's land" in northern Tibet has unlimited scenery.

The "no man's land" in northern Tibet is located between Tanggula Mountain, Nyainqentanglha Mountain and Gangdise Mountain in northern Tibet, with a total area of about 400,000 square kilometers. It is one of the most important pastoral areas in Tibet. Besides cattle and sheep, there are all kinds of wild animals here. Today's "no man's land" is full of vitality. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway passes through here, and passengers can enjoy the beautiful grassland scenery on the bus and get off to experience the unique pastoral customs.

human landscape

Xining and Ta 'er Temple

The misty rain in the north mountain, the spring rising in the middle of Huangzhong, the abrupt peaks, the golden dawn, the waterfalls of Wufeng, the majestic tiger terrace and the cool breeze in Shi Xia are the eight major landscapes of the ancient plateau city of Xining, among which the most famous is Ta 'er Temple, which is located in Lianhua Valley, Huangzhong County, Xining City. Ta 'er Temple is the birthplace of Master Zong Kaba, the founder of Gelug Sect, and the center of Lamaism activities in northwest China. The main building in the center of the temple, Dajinwadian, with blue walls and golden tiles, is brilliant, and together with other buildings, it forms a unique group of ancient buildings combining Chinese and Tibetan arts.

Three sites of ancient culture on the plateau

Liuwan painted pottery cemetery, Lajia prehistoric disaster site and Dulan Tubo ancient tomb around Qinghai-Tibet Railway are three major cultural relics sites, which are a tourist route full of plateau civilization.

the Potala Palace

The Potala Palace in Lhasa is the tallest palace in the world and is famous for its high historical and artistic value. The palace has a large collection of precious cultural relics and murals.

Qinghai-Tibet Railway and Railway Stations along it

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway itself is also a landscape. During the running of the train, you can see the Sanchahe Bridge in Gao Qiao, the first Qinghai-Tibet Railway, with a pier of more than 50 meters. Qingshui river bridge, with a total length of 1 1.7 km, spans the no man's land of Hoh Xil like a rainbow, and there are also the world's longest plateau frozen soil tunnel-Kunlun Mountain Tunnel, the world's highest Qinghai-Tibet Railway Huo Feng Tunnel and Yangbajing Tunnel Group.

There are 45 stations along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway 1 142km from Lhasa to Golmud. The names and buildings of the stations are full of ethnic customs. These stations combine unique architectural styles with modern architectural concepts, which are unique, just like pearls strung together by the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

tibet tour

With the completion of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the lagging transportation infrastructure, which restricts the development of tourism along the line, has been greatly improved, which will realize the integration of tourism along the line with other domestic tourist routes and scenic spots, and provide new opportunities for accelerating the development of tourism with plateau characteristics and promoting the development of service industry. "Tourist areas along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway" is listed as the key tourist areas in the 11th Five-Year Plan.

In order to further promote the development of tourism along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the National Tourism Administration attaches great importance to and actively supports the development of tourism in western regions such as Qinghai Province and Xizang Autonomous Region. It is understood that the "tourist area along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway" has been listed as a key tourist area for China's tourism development during the 11th Five-Year Plan period.

The misty rain in the north mountain, the spring rising in the middle of Huangzhong, the abrupt peaks, the golden dawn, the waterfalls of Wufeng, the majestic tiger terrace and the cool breeze in Shi Xia are the eight major landscapes of the ancient plateau city of Xining, among which the most famous is Ta 'er Temple, which is located in Lianhua Valley, Huangzhong County, Xining City. Ta 'er Temple is the birthplace of Master Zong Kaba, the founder of Gelug Sect, and the center of Lamaism activities in northwest China. The main building in the center of the temple, Dajinwadian, with blue walls and golden tiles, is brilliant, and together with other buildings, it forms a unique group of ancient buildings combining Chinese and Tibetan arts.

From Xining to Qinghai Lake in the northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the largest saltwater lake in China. Qinghai Lake is 3260 meters above sea level, with boundless blue waves, and the lakeside is a grassland where lambs are in full bloom. From April to July every year, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds gather in the bird island in the lake. They either fly in the blue sky and white clouds, or play in the blue waves, or live on the beach. Birds sound like thunder, raising their voices for dozens of miles, which is spectacular.

Starting from Qinghai Lake, it takes 800 kilometers to reach Golmud, a new city in Gobi. There is Chaerhan Salt Lake, the largest salt lake in China. Colorful crystalline salts in the lake are like corals, pagodas, flowers, ivory and precious stones ... The desert around the salt lake is endless and the scenery is strange. When the weather is clear, the vast lake is like a huge treasure mirror, emitting silver or blue light, and sometimes an unpredictable "mirage" appears. The area around Nanbaxian, Dafeng Mountain and Mangya in the northwest of Golmud has nearly 100 kilometers long and dozens of kilometers wide Ya Dan landform, which is a great wonder in the west.

Southbound along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, surrounded by the endless Gobi, Kunlun Snow Mountain is continuous, echoing the paradise of climbers-Emerald Everest. At the Kunlun Mountain Pass at an altitude of 4,767 meters, colorful prayer flags surround the Sonam Street Monument. Sonam Dajie died in a gun battle with criminals poaching Tibetan antelopes in no man's land of Hoh Xil. The stone tablet records the life of this environmental martyr. Looking at the mountain pass, the vast Kunlun stretches from east to west, with thousands of miles of ice and snow, like a jade dragon lying across.

"In Kunlun Mountain, two eyes are in tears; When you arrive in Tanggula, reach out and grab the sky. " There is a folk saying that describes the harsh living environment of the Qinghai-Tibet line. From Kunlun Mountain to Tanggula, the average elevation along the route is over 4500 meters, which is cold and oxygen-deficient, but the scenery is strange. The sky changes rapidly, sometimes it is blue, sometimes it is covered with dark clouds, which can be described as "four seasons a day". Walking through the no-man's land in Hoh Xil, you can see groups of Tibetan antelopes running freely, and you can also see the mighty motorcade delivering materials to Lhasa.

The natural landscape of the source of the Yangtze River originating from Tanggula Gladandong is very strange. There are ice bamboo shoots, ice bridges, ice buckets, ice lakes, glacier tongue and other glacial landforms. The mountains are covered with silver and are particularly enchanting. At Tanggula Pass, the highest point of the Qinghai-Tibet Line at an altitude of 523 1 m, the feeling of Top Gun came to life. Looking at the endless road in the south will bring you into this hot land of Tibet. Looking back at Qinghai, the scenery in front of us is still floating, while looking around the west, it is the towering peaks covered with snow.

After passing the Tanggula Pass, you will be accompanied by the vast Qiangtang grassland in northern Tibet. There is a god gate, a kingdom of birds, two lakes and a paradise for wild animals. The holy lake has geothermal landscapes such as Namco and Yangbajing, as well as cultural landscapes such as Duoduoka Skull Wall and Naqu Horse Racing Festival. Namco is the highest saltwater lake in the world, with an altitude of 4718m, ranking first among the three "holy lakes" in Tibet. The figure of pilgrims bowing down has become a unique landscape.

The Potala Palace in Lhasa is the tallest palace in the world and is famous for its high historical and artistic value. The palace has a large collection of precious cultural relics and murals.

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway itself is also a landscape. During the running of the train, you can see the Sanchahe Bridge in Gao Qiao, the first of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, with a pier of more than 50 meters. Qingshui river bridge, with a total length of 1 1.7 km, spans the no man's land of Hoh Xil like a rainbow, and there are also the world's longest plateau frozen soil tunnel-Kunlun Mountain Tunnel, the world's highest Qinghai-Tibet Railway Huo Feng Tunnel and Yangbajing Tunnel Group.

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