Ranwu Lake

Ranwu lake, which means "goat milk Lake" in Tibetan, is located at the edge of Sichuan Tibet highway 89km southwest of Basu County in Changdu Prefecture, Tibet, and is the main source of palongzangbo, a tributary of Yarlung Zangbo River.

There is a famous ancient glacier in the north of Ranwu lake. The glacier extends to the lake. Whenever the ice and snow melt, the snow water will flow into the lake, so that Ranwu Lake always keeps rich water resources. However, the edge of Lake Wu is covered with lush grassland and green crops. On the hillside of the lake, there are wild forests. On the top, there are colorful rhododendrons and shrubs. On the top of the mountain, there are snow mountains that never melt and fluctuate all the year round. Taking Ranwu township as the boundary, the direction to Bomi is anmucuo, also called xiaranwu, and the direction to Chayu is Ranwu lake, or shangranwu.

Ranwu Lake

Ranwu Lake: Ranwu CuO (CuO is the pronunciation of Tibetan Lake) is located in the southwest corner of Basu County in Changdu Prefecture, about 90 kilometers away from Baima town. The cause of formation is the dammed lake formed by landslide or debris flow blocking the river course. There are many dammed lakes in Southeast Tibet where geological movement is active. However, Wuhu lake is well known to many travelers who travel along the Sichuan Tibet line because it is close to the Sichuan Tibet highway.

In the southwest of Ranwu lake, there are gangrigab snow mountain, azagongla glacier in the South and boshula mountain in the northeast. The melting water from the surrounding snow mountains constitutes the main supply source of Ranwu lake. It is the main source of the famous palongzangbo river.

Environmental Science

Ranwu Lake: it is called Ranwu CuO in Tibetan (CuO is the pronunciation of Tibetan Lake). There are gangrigab snow mountain in the southwest, azagongla glacier in the South and boshula mountain in the northeast. The melting water from the surrounding snow mountains constitutes the main supply source of Ranwu lake. It is the main source of the famous palongzangbo river.

tourist resources

Ranwu lake, located in Basu of national highway 318, is the main source of the palongzangbo River, a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River. The lake is more than 3807 meters above sea level, about 26 kilometers long and 1 to 5 kilometers wide on average. To the north of Ranwu lake lies the famous Lagu glacier, which extends to the lake. Whenever the ice and snow melt, the snow water will be injected into the lake, so that lake Wu always keeps rich water. However, there are green grassland and green crops on the edge of Lake Wu; there are wild forests on the hillside of Lake Wu; there are colorful rhododendrons and shrubs on the top of Lake Wu; and there are snow mountains on the top of Lake Wu.

Ranwu lake is the largest lake in eastern Tibet, located 89 kilometers southwest of Basu County on the side of national highway 318. It is the main source of palongzangbo, a tributary of Yarlung Zangbo River, and also the origin of palongzangbo Grand Canyon. Ranwu lake is 3807 meters above sea level, with a total area of 27 square kilometers. The lake is 25 kilometers long and 1-2 kilometers wide. The lake is long, narrow and beaded. Ranwu Lake scenic area is divided into three sections: upper, middle and lower reaches, which are composed of three cascaded lakes: yangcuo lake, bangcuo lake and lenganjiabu lake. Although the three lakes come down in one continuous line, they have their own merits. Ranwu Lake area is a huge glacial valley formed by glaciation in different periods. More than 200 years ago, a great collapse (mountain collapse) occurred in the downstream area of Ranwu lake. The huge mountain collapse rockfill dam blocked the Palongzangbu and formed a huge plateau barrier lake, which is today's Ranwu lake. Whenever the ice and snow melt, the snow water will be injected into the lake, so that lake Wu always keeps rich water. However, there are green grassland and green farmland on the edge of Lake Wu; there are wild forests on the hillside of Lake Wu; there are colorful rhododendrons and shrubs on the hillside of Lake Wu; on the top of the mountain, there are endless snow mountains, which are beautiful and have the reputation of "West TIANYAO Lake". Ranwu village beside Ranwu lake reflects holy lake water and towering snow mountain, showing a peaceful state.

Ranwu Karst Cave: Ranwu karst cave is 5km away from Ranwu lake, hidden in the shade on the hillside of Nanga Zuoshan beside National Highway 318. Nangazuo, in Tibetan, means the place where the gods of the world gather. It is said that nangazuoshan and the karst caves on it existed here when the land of Tibet was formed. The mountain is famous for its jagged rocks, numerous sutras and mani stones. However, there is a Maitreya Buddha at the entrance of Wurong cave, and other stalactites, strange stones and trees of different shapes and colors. Ranwu cave is one of the few magical caves in Tibet.

Cause of formation

However, Wu lake is not an ellipse like lake. However, Wu lake is very narrow and long, with a length of more than 20 kilometers and a width of only 1-5 kilometers. In dry season, the lake surface in some places is even less than 1 km. However, Wuhu lake is not even a "Lake". It is divided into three sections: upper, middle and lower. Between each section are large areas of farmland and villages connected by narrow rivers. Although Ranwu lake is narrow, long and segmented, it is still a complete lake. Ranwu lake is a barrier lake formed by mountain collapse. It used to be the main tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the river course of the PALONG Zangbo River. About 200 years ago, a big mountain along the river collapsed, and countless boulders and rocks suddenly blocked the river course. The river was blocked, and the water could not flow down smoothly. It quickly accumulated in the original river valley, and the beautiful woods along the original river bank were soon submerged. The water level kept rising after the rocks piled up to form a natural dam, until one day, the water suddenly broke through the rock barrier, rushed out of a channel, and continued to flow into the parongzangbo in xiaobie, until it merged into the roaring torrent of the Yarlung Zangbo River, and then into the Indian Ocean.

Photography

However, on the edge of Wu lake is a large meadow with green grass, blue lake water and snow capped snow peak. The scenery is picturesque and poetic. The long and narrow amuco Lake winds westward for more than ten kilometers and gradually shrinks into a river valley. With different seasons, the river also presents several colors, such as blue or green. There are many rocks and small islands in the river course. On the lake, the shadow of trees is dancing in spring, and the mist is filled in autumn and winter. The beautiful scenery in four seasons makes people feel like a dreamland.

Along the Palongzangbu road to the west, ten thousand meters away from Ranwu Town, there is a village named "Wa village". The houses in the village are typical forest buildings in southeastern Tibet. They are largely built of wood, and even the roofs are paved with wood. At dawn and dusk, the dark wooden roof reflects the light in the slanting sunlight, and the village is full of strong Tibetan charm, which is a good place for shooting.

transport line

Ranwu is 127 kilometers away from Bomi county and 90 kilometers away from Basu county. It is 89 km from Basu County by car.

Ranwu township is located next to national highway 318 and the starting point of Ranwu Chayu highway. There are a lot of traffic. It is convenient to take a free ride from bomizhamu town in the West or Basu Baima town in the East.

It is 89 km from Basu County by car. You can also take a ride on the road, because Ranwu township is located next to national highway 318 and the starting point of Ranwu Chayu highway. There are a lot of traffic. Generally speaking, it is convenient to take a ride from bomizhamu town in the West or Basu Baima town in the East. Ranwu is 127 kilometers away from Bomi county and 90 kilometers away from Basu county.

Cultural customs

legend

In summer, the lakeside is covered with green grass, the hillside is covered with shrubbery, the colorful azaleas are in full bloom, and the top of the mountain is covered with snow all the year round. The lake is sparkling and picturesque. However, the legend of Ranwu lake is even more beautiful. The legend that the ape meets the mountain is an example. It is said that a long time ago, there was a mountain between Kangsha and Ranwu. There were many apes living on the mountain. They had strong imitation ability. They wanted to imitate everything people did. After imitation, what they saw was destroyed, which seriously damaged the order of people's production and life. These apes are very aggressive, and people have no way to stop their destruction, which makes people feel headache. Later, someone came up with a way, that is, all the men in the village gathered together to brew a lot of highland barley wine in the mountains, and made many wooden swords similar to real swords. Then they drank a lot in the mountains. After drinking, people took up wooden swords to fight. In the duel, people fell to the ground and died with swords. Later, people all went back to the village and left a lot of wine and real swords on the mountains. In the evening, these apes began to imitate human actions, drinking a lot before dueling. In this way, all the apes fell to the ground and died. At last, there was only one left. It was very sad when it saw that all its fellow creatures had died, so it ran against the mountain wall in despair and committed suicide. Later this mountain was called ape meeting mountain. The combination of natural landscape and legend of divine beauty makes Wu lake more poetic and picturesque.

Art

The heroic, open and inclusive national characteristics of Kangba people make the local painting, singing and dancing, sculpture, rap and other arts all inclusive, which can be said to be a kaleidoscope and Encyclopedia of Tibetan art. In terms of singing and dancing, the three major folk dances in Ranwu Lake area, Zhuo dance (Guozhuang dance), Reba dance and Xianzi dance, have a long history, wide distribution, many categories, unique forms of expression, and are obviously different from the adjacent areas. These three dances were successfully listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list on May 20, 2006. In addition, there are Sanxian dance which is popular in quzika township of Mangkang County, and the local mountain dance Songs are also very distinctive and widely spread in Tibetan areas; Tibetan Opera also has many categories, such as Changdu, Jiangda and Chaya. In the art of rap, the local epic King Gesar rap is one of the most popular areas, rap artists

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