Lake Paiku may not be as famous as the Heavenly Lake Namtso , Lake Manasarova or Yamdrok Yumtso Lake , but the adjacent Mount Xixabanma and the Yarlong Tsangpo River endow a certain magnificence upon the lake.more..
Karuola Glacier is about 71 kilometers (about 44 miles) from Gyangtse County. You can even see this amazing glacier from the road beside it. Karuola Glacier is about 5,600 meters north of the main peak of Karuola Mountain.more..
Rongbuk monastery lies by the foot of the Rongbuk Glacier at 5,100 metres (17,000 ft) above sea level, it is the highest monastery in the world. It is only 200 metres (660 ft) lower than the north side Everest Base Camp of Mount Everest.more..
Founded in 1418, the red-walled Pelkor Chode Monastery was once a compound of 15 monasteries that brought together three different orders of Tibetan Buddhism - a rare instance of multidenominational tolerance.more..
Also known as Kasa, Zhangmu perches on a mountainside 10km (6 miles) inland from the China-Nepal Friendship hwy Bridge across the Bhotekoshi River (Sun Kosi River).more..
The Tibetan name for Mt. Everest is "Mt. Qomolangma" which literally means "The Third Goddess". Located in bordering areas with Nepal in Tingri County, it is 8,848.13 meters high, the tallest mountain in the world.more..
The monastery was built in 1073 and has more than 900 years of history. It is considered as the 'Second Danhuang'. The monastery houses around 3000 pieces of sutras and precious work of art that are over thousand years old.more..
The Tashilhunpo Monastery is located at the foot of the Niseri Mountain to the south of Shigatse City in the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is another must-to-see for Tibet travelling or China-Nepal Hwy tour.The monastery is one of the six great Gelugpa institutions.more..
