Namtso Lake Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Namtso Lake It is the largest inland lake in Tibet, the second largest saltwater lake in my country after Qinghai Lake, and the highest lake in the world. The lake water mainly comes from natural precipitation and Nyainqentanglha Mountains The supply is from melted ice and snow in the mountains and cannot flow out. Namtso Lake Long and narrow, 70 kilometers from east to west, 30 kilometers from north to south, with an area of 1,940 square kilometers, Hunan is magnificent. Nyainqentanglha Mountains To the north and northwest is the gently undulating Northern Tibetan Plateau.
"Namtso" is Tibetan, and its Mongolian name is "Tengger Sea", both of which mean "Heavenly Lake". Namtso is one of the "three holy lakes" in Tibet. Namtso is the first sacred lake of the ancient Zhangzhung Buddhist Yungdrung Bon religion and one of the famous Buddhist holy places. It is said that Namtso is the daughter of Indra and the mother of Nyainqentanglha. It is regarded as a sacred place that must be visited by good men and women, and pilgrims have been constantly coming from ancient times to the present.

Attractions distribution:

The shape of Namtso Lake is like a sleeping Vajra Tara. There are 18 ridges in the south of the lake, such as Turtle Ridge and Peacock Ridge, and 18 islands in the north of the lake, such as Yellow Duck Island and Peng Bird Island. There are four temples built on the four sides of the lake, namely Tashi Duoboqie Temple in the east, Gurjong Baima Temple in the south, Duojia Temple in the west, and Chatuo Temple in the north, which symbolize the anger, wrath, power and influence mentioned in Buddhism. Namtso Lake There are also Zaxi Peninsula , Namtso Grassland , Welcome Stone , Gassho-no-Ishi , The Cave of Good and Evil , Nyainqentanglha Mountains wait.

Scenic spot features:

Photography, sightseeing, leisure, vacation, religious tours, climbing, hiking, temples, monuments, lakes, famous mountains

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