Yamdrok Yongtso | Sapphires on the Shannan Plateau

yamdrok yongtso

"The fairyland in the sky , the sheep in the world ; the stars in the sky, the sheep by the lake . "

/Photo: Jocelyn

/Text: Jocelyn

The blue sky is as clear as water and the bottom is as clear as a sapphire on the plateau. This is the most intuitive description of Yanghu Lake.

Heading south from Lhasa, along the winding national highway, you will soon see Yamdrok Lake, which is known as one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. The high-flying prayer flags stirred up the desolate and rich echo in the sky, and a blue hada floated quietly among the Cangshan Mountains.

The winding road paired with the blue of Yanghu Lake is particularly shocking.

From God's perspective overlooking Yanghu Lake , the clouds are dense and layer upon layer, which has the charm of "looking at the mountains from the bottom of the ridge, the mountains look like rolling waves".

There is no wood in the blue-washed mountains, and the light blue and yellow reflect the flat lake.

The clouds and sky are like phantoms of cattle and sheep, and it is difficult to describe the world with a colored pen.

Ningjin Kangsha Peak, which means "Yaksha lives on the noble snow mountain" in Tibetan, is one of the four major snow mountains in central Tibet. The mountains are majestic, with craggy rocks and ravines filled with glaciers.

Daycare Temple, located deep on the north bank of Yanghu Lake, I would like to call it the loneliest temple in the world.

The howling wind and stumbling steps were my first impression of this place. Blue sky and blue lake, Brown Mountain Zhu Temple, connected to the blue Yanghu Lake. Built against the mountain, it is small and solemn , guarding this pure land .