72 turns of Nujiang River

72 turns of Nujiang River

"Nujiang 72 turns": it refers to yelashan Panshan highway (located between Bangda town and Basu County, 16km) on Sichuan Tibet south line (i.e. Sichuan Tibet highway south line), passing through Nujiang River in Basu County, Changdu Prefecture, Tibet, with steep slope and dangerous road. It is known as "99 turns back", yelashan "108 turns" and "Sichuan Tibet 99 turns", according to statistics There are actually more than 130 bends.

geographical conditions

From 3100 meters above sea level, Nujiang 72 turns climbed to 4651 meters above sea level at yelashan pass, and then circled to 4100 meters above sea level at Bangda town. It's about 12 kilometers long. As the only way to the South Sichuan Tibet railway, it is the danger that makes it more challenging for many riders or riders. Every year, pedestrians passing by this road are full of sighs.

In 2010, the new black oil road laying and widening work was completed. When the car and cyclist driving on this road, only "soul stirring" exclamation.

Practical information

It is strongly recommended that you pay 10 yuan for a viewing platform ticket. According to our observation and comparison when we go downhill, only the viewing platform has no dead angle, so we can take pictures of all the downhill bends.

Address: Chayu County, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region

Longitude: 97.198501580357

Latitude: 30.10398427313

Chinese PinYin : Nu Jiang Guai