Tanggula Mountain Pass

Tanggula pass is the boundary between Qinghai and Tibet and the highest point of Qinghai Tibet highway. As a result of the year-round wind and snow, known as the "snow warehouse.".

There are monuments and landmarks at the pass. It is the only way to enter Tibet along the Qinghai Tibet highway and the birthplace of the Yangtze River.

Hoh Xil no man's land at the foot of Tanggula Mountain is a happy pasture for endangered wild animals such as Tibetan antelope.

Tanggula Mountain Pass

"Tanggula", the Tibetan language "mountain on the plateau", is known as "snow warehouse" because of the wind and snow all the year round. Tanggula is the dividing line between Qinghai and Tibet, with an altitude of 5231 meters. There are monuments and landmarks at the mountain pass. It is the only way to enter Tibet along the Qinghai Tibet highway and the birthplace of the Yangtze River. This is the highest highway in the world.

The main peak of Tanggula Mountain, gladandong, with an altitude of more than 6000 meters, is the source of the Yangtze River. Kekexili no man's land under its feet is a happy pasture for endangered wild animals such as Tibetan antelope. 4、 On the plateau in May, rivers condense into crystal clear glaciers, and the silent waves become silent ice sculptures. Once roaring and raging, the turbulent rivers sleep quietly.

Tanggula pass, highway altitude of 5231 meters, railway altitude of 5072 meters. It is the natural dividing line between Qinghai and Tibet, with a broad vision and a long view. This area is a permafrost, and the moisture in the soil layer freezes for many years. The weather at the mountain pass is extremely unstable. Even in summer, roads are often blocked by heavy snow. Hail, frost and snow are more common phenomena. The oxygen content in the air here is only 60% of the sea level, so ordinary passengers will have obvious mountain reaction when passing by Tanggula pass.

Traffic information

Tanggula pass is 604km away from Golmud. It is usually visited by train or car when passing Lhasa.

It's only 4 hours' drive from Naqu. The road is rough and the weather changes.

topographic features

The main peak of Tanggula Mountain, gladandong, with an altitude of more than 6000 meters, is the source of the Yangtze River. Kekexili no man's land under its feet is a happy pasture for endangered wild animals such as Tibetan antelope. 4、 On the plateau in May, rivers condense into crystal clear glaciers, and the silent waves become silent ice sculptures. Once roaring and raging, the turbulent rivers sleep quietly.

Tanggula pass is 5231 meters above sea level on the highway and 5072 meters above sea level on the railway. It is the highest railway station in the world and the seventh stop where our train will stop at the Golmud Lhasa section.

Tanggula pass is the natural boundary between Qinghai and Tibet. It has a broad vision and a long view. This area is a permafrost, and the moisture in the soil layer freezes for many years. The weather at the mountain pass is extremely unstable. Even in summer, roads are often blocked by heavy snow. Hail, frost and snow are more common phenomena. The oxygen content in the air here is only 60% of the sea level, so ordinary passengers will have obvious mountain reaction when passing by Tanggula pass.

geographical environment

Tanggula Mountain is a famous mountain in Tibetan area, also known as tangla mountain or tangla mountain. It means "mountain on the plateau" in Tibetan language, and it is also a famous mountain god in Tibetan area. It is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, adjacent to Karakorum mountain in the West and Hengduan Mountain in the East, with a total length of about 1000 km and a width of about 150 km. Generally, the altitude is 5500-6000 meters.

There are many broad basins between the mountains, which are good pastures. It can be divided into two parts: the west part belongs to alpine desert landscape; the east part belongs to alpine shrub meadow landscape. Between the railway and highway at Tanggula pass, there is baskangen peak at an altitude of 6022 meters. The view of Tanggula pass is much wider than that of Kunlun Pass.

literature

Tanggula pass is the gateway of Tibet. It is a medal that can only be hung by heroes. Although this section of Tanggula Mountain is the highest elevation of the Qinghai Tibet railway, the mountains are not as steep as people think, so it can be said that they are very gentle. Because the vegetation on the mountain is tightly covered and not damaged, some places are as delicate as human skin from a distance, which is a kind of fairy tale scenery, but the snow mountain and cold wind in the distance will remind us that this is a plateau above 5000 meters above sea level. When we get to Tanggula pass, the railway will be separated from national highway 109.

It is said that an altitude of more than 5000 meters is called "the forbidden zone of life". In fact, Chinese writer Chen Yunhe wrote a poem "crossing Tanggula pass" standing at the landmark of the Tanggula pass at an altitude of 5231 meters: "sometimes the sun comes with walking; sometimes the hail comes with shaking shoulders. If you enter the forbidden area of life, you dare to hold your head high when you board; if you are afraid of the thin air, you like to stay when you get off! On June 9, 2005, the seal track, the bitter cold wind, writes about the feeling. In the dangerous situation of 5231 meters above sea level, it shows its skill in a bold and heroic manner - the mountain is high, but the poet's foot is high; the spring is strong, but the singer's pursuit is strong. ".

Address: Anduo County, Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, the boundary between Qinghai Province and Tibet

Longitude: 91.9192776325

Latitude: 32.8802064204

Traffic information: Tanggula pass is 604km away from Golmud. You need to drive or charter a car to it. You usually pass by when you go to Lhasa by train.

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: 8:00-18:00

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