Location of Dong Zhang Falls

Dong Zhang Waterfall is located in Langpo Township, Cuona County, Shannan City, Xizang Autonomous Region.

Dong Zhang Waterfall is located in the picturesque primeval forest valley in the south of Langpo Township, Cuona County, Shannan City, Xizang Autonomous Region City, China. Dong Zhang Waterfall comes from Cuona Lake, which is located in Amdo County, Naqu City, Xizang Autonomous Region. Cuona Lake is the source lake of Nujiang River, with an altitude of 4,800 meters and an area of about 300 square kilometers. It is the highest freshwater lake in the world.

Regarding the origin of Dong Zhang Waterfall, it is said that Master Lotus Peanut meditated in a cave near the Waterfall, and local people found him and prayed to save them from an epidemic. So tuas threw his rosary on the nearby rock wall, and each rosary popped up a ray of clear water on the rock wall, which could drive away all diseases.

Climatic characteristics of Dong Zhang Waterfalls;

The climate in Cuona County can be roughly divided into two types: the humid and semi-humid climate in the subtropical mountains at the southern foot of the Himalayas and the alpine climate in the plateau at the northern foot of the Himalayas. The former is characterized by wet and rainy, short sunshine time and unclear wet and dry seasons; The latter type is dry with little rain, long sunshine time, cold all year round, windy in winter and spring, and frequent snowstorms.

The Himalayas cross the territory of Cuona County, and the Indian-occupied area in the south belongs to the humid and semi-humid climate of subtropical mountains, while the Himalayas in the north-central part belong to the plateau and alpine climate. The annual sunshine hours are 2589 hours, the annual frost-free period is only 42 days, the annual precipitation is 384.3 mm, the annual average temperature is -0.6℃, and the climate is cold all year round. This is a typical alpine county.

Reference to the above content: Dong Zhang Waterfall _ Baidu Encyclopedia