Midui glacier

Midui glacier is located in midui village, Yupu Township, about 100km east of Bomi County, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet. It is the most important marine glacier in Tibet and the lowest glacier in the world. It is rated as one of the six most beautiful glaciers in China by National Geographic of China. The main peak of midui glacier is 6800m above sea level, the snow line is only 4600m above sea level, and the end is 2400m above sea level. The lower part of the glacier passes through the coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest belt. The mountains on both sides are towering and precipitous. The snow mountains and clouds are intertwined, which makes people marvel. Climbing an iceberg requires a certain amount of physical strength. You need to bring food, water and other supplies and pay attention to keeping warm.

Midui glacier

The midui glacier is located in the upper reaches of the midui River, which is a secondary tributary of the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. It flows into the Palung Zangbo River from the South Bank of the Palung Zangbo highway at Daoban, 84km away from the Sichuan Tibet highway. Midui glacier is close to the Sichuan Tibet highway, with large scale and convenient access. It is a typical representative of marine glaciers in Southeast Tibet. It is famous for its beautiful arch arc structure and is a rare natural wonder. Here, glaciers, lakes, farmland, villages, forests and so on merge together. It is a model of harmony between man and nature, and an excellent place for tourism.

Midui glacier is located in Yupu Township, Bomi County, 103 km away from the county seat, 8 km away from national highway 318, and the nearest village is only 2 km away. It is the most important marine glacier in Tibet. The main peak of the glacier is 6800 meters above sea level, and the snow line is only 4600 meters above sea level. Glaciers are as clean as jade, with beautiful scenery, various shapes and fascinating beauty. At the bottom of the glacier is a mixed forest of coniferous and broad-leaved trees. The snow does not melt all the year round. The forest is evergreen all the year round. The head is wrapped in a silver handkerchief and the skirt is green. Because of the warm temperature on the ice, there are ice earthworms, ice fleas and other kinds of microorganisms all year round. Influenced by the climate in the eastern part of Himalaya, although the midui glacier is located at 29 ° n, the temperature at the end of the glacier is lower than that of bogedo mountain glacier at about 44 ° n, which is a special phenomenon in China's modern glaciers

When tourists come to midui glacier, they should pay attention to the prevention of high altitude reaction. It is suggested to bring anti high altitude reaction products.

brief introduction

Midui glacier is located in midei and midui villages of Yupu Township, Bomi County, more than 90 kilometers away from Zhamu Town, where the county seat is located. The main peak of midui glacier is 6800 meters above sea level, the snow line is only 4600 meters above sea level, and the end is 3870 meters above sea level. Midui glacier is formed by the confluence of world-class ice waterfalls. Each waterfall is more than 800 meters high and more than 1000 meters wide. Between the two waterfalls, there is a primeval forest. The glacier is surrounded by beautiful mountains, lush forests and silver snakes. The lower part of the glacier is the main marine glacier in Tibet and one of the three major marine glaciers in China.

The glacier shines with snow all year round, and the scenery is magical and charming. The midui glacier is located at 29 ° n, but its end is lower than that of bogedo mountain in Tianshan Mountain, which is 44 ° N. This is a special phenomenon in China's modern glaciers, which is closely related to the climate of the southern part of the Himalaya.

On October 23, 2005, the list of the most beautiful places in China was released in Beijing. Sponsored by National Geographic of China and co sponsored by 34 media across the country, the event lasted for 8 months and won three categories of awards, namely "experts association group", "media follower group" and "Internet mobile popularity group". "Media group" and "popularity group" produced 12 award-winning places by media voting, netizens voting and mobile phone users voting respectively. The awards of "expert society group" launched by National Geographic magazine of China are unique, which are divided into 15 types: mountain, lake, forest, grassland, desert, Yadan landform, island, coast, waterfall, glacier, canyon, urban area, rural ancient town, tourist cave, swamp and wetland. Among them, midui glacier is rated as "one of the six most beautiful glaciers in China".

Location introduction

Midui glacier is located at the junction of Nyainqentanglha mountain and boshula mountain in Southeast Tibet. It is the largest monsoon marine glacier in China. Nyainqentanglha mountain and boshula mountain are a series of southeast high mountains. The southwest monsoon blowing from the Indian Ocean can go northward along the Yarlung Zangbo River and Chayu River Valley, and bring a lot of precipitation. Therefore, around a snow peak with a height of 6385 meters behind a Tibetan village called midui, a magnificent spirit named midui ice was born Sichuan. Midui is a place named after a glacier. It is located about 100 kilometers east of Bomi County, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet. The lower part of the glacier is one of the most important marine glaciers in Tibet.

natural landscape

After leaving the Sichuan Tibet highway and crossing the newly-built highway bridge across the egong Zangbu River, you can see a canyon with cliffs on both sides. The village road built along the river can only pass through one car. A few kilometers later, a large valley suddenly appears. In the distance, two spectacular ice waterfalls are hanging between the snow peak and the forest, just like two huge screens descending from the sky

If you want to make close contact with midui glacier, you need to walk into the forest which is stained with layers of forest and climb over the final moraine left by three glacial movements. On the third final moraine, an ice lake appeared. At the other end of the ice lake, there is a broken ice tongue about two meters wide and more than ten meters high, emitting a faint blue light. From the sky down the ice waterfall in the sun shining silver light, nearly 800 meters of fall makes people feel dizzy. Gusts of cold wind blowing from the glacier face, in the strong sun, or people shudder.

Ice waterfall wonders only appear on the glaciers with abundant supplement and fast melting. If the supply is insufficient due to fast melting, the ice waterfall will be interrupted, forming a "suspended glacier"; if the supplement is too fast and the melting is not enough, the ice and snow will bury the cliff. Midui glacier is a spiritual glacier with a balance of replenishment and ablation.

places of historic figures and cultural heritage

At the foot of midui glacier is a Tibetan village called midui, which belongs to Yupu Township, Bomi County, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet. Due to the low altitude, warm and rainy, the village is surrounded by thick forest besides fertile farmland. Most of the houses built with logs have two floors. Half of the second floor is a sun terrace, and the wooden poles on the sun terrace are covered with harvested wheat and highland barley. Every family has a yard the size of a basketball court. There are not only tall trees, but also a few Wind Horse flags beside the trees. They are flying in the wind in the woods. You think you have entered a forest park.

The villagers are very enthusiastic. When they see visitors from afar, they will ask you to come in for a bowl of milk tea and even prepare a Tibetan meal for you. Of course, whether you can eat it or not depends on your nature.

Characteristics of glaciers

The glacier shines with snow all year round, and the scenery is magical and charming. This is a typical modern monsoon type temperate glacier with a wide range of types, especially characterized by huge ice basins, numerous avalanches, steep ice falls of 700-800 meters, ice arch structure in the upstream of the melting area, and coexistence of glacial lakes, farmland and villages at the end of the glacier.

The midui glacier is located in the upper reaches of the midui River, which is a secondary tributary of the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. It flows into the Palung Zangbo River from the South Bank of the Palung Zangbo highway at Daoban, 84km away from the Sichuan Tibet highway. Midui glacier is close to the Sichuan Tibet highway, with large scale and convenient access. It is a typical representative of marine glaciers in Southeast Tibet. It is famous for its beautiful arch arc structure and is a rare natural wonder. Here, glaciers, lakes, farmland, villages, forests and so on merge together. It is a model of harmony between man and nature, and an excellent place for investigation and tourism.

The midui glacier is located in the snow mountain with an altitude of about 6000 meters at the source. There are two huge chair shaped ice basins on the snow mountain. The three sides of the ice basin are covered with ice and snow, and the snow can fall at any time. The vertical avalanche trough is like chopping and chopping, and three avalanches can be observed in a few hours. Frequent avalanches are the main recharge mode of glacier development. If there is more ice and snow in the ice basin, the ice will flow out by itself. It falls into the ice basin at the source of the midui River in the form of a huge ice waterfall. The ice waterfall is seven or eight hundred meters high. The scene is strange and the momentum is magnificent. It is rare in the world. I can't help admiring the nature!

If the glacier is regarded as a "cold dragon" swimming down the mountain, the arch structure is just like the root rib of the dragon. They are caused by the different temperature and humidity of the ice in the ice waterfall area in winter and summer. The arc arch structure with such a clear development and huge scale on midui glacier has never been seen on other glaciers, which is a great glacier wonder.

Frequent avalanches, huge ice waterfalls and beautiful arc arches have made the Sichuan Tibet highway in midui with convenient transportation, and now it has become an important tourist attraction in the "Southern Tibet" tourist route of Palongzangbu.

Practical information

Midui glacier is as clean as jade, with beautiful scenery, various shapes and charming posture. It is surrounded by herds of cattle and sheep, primitive Tibetan dwellings, magnificent snow mountains, and perennial wild animals such as climbing sheep and monkeys. This place is rich in tourism resources, humid climate, rich products, convenient transportation, huge development potential and strong operability. Midui village is located between Ranwu town and Bomi County, Basu County, Tibet. Although midui belongs to Bomi County, it goes from Ranwu town to Bihai

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