Qiangtang grassland

Qiangtang grassland

Qiangtang, one of the five pastures in China, is located between the Kunlun Mountains, Tanggula mountains and Gangdise mountains. It is not only a paradise for wild animals and plants, but also a fertile cultural soil with rich sedimentary layers.

The average altitude of Qiangtang grassland is above 4500 meters, which is the largest pure natural grassland in Tibet! There are various landforms, Gobi, grassland, lakes, mountains and beautiful scenery.

Qiangtang grassland

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Qiangtang grassland, a tourist attraction in Tibet Autonomous Region

Qiangtang grassland is 99 kilometers north of Lhasa along the Qinghai Tibet highway. After passing the Yangbajing Geothermal Power Station, you can see the nyainqentangla mountain. To the north of it is the vast Qiangtang grassland.

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In the endless grassland, yaks and sheep are everywhere where herdsmen live, and tents are everywhere where herdsmen live. Herdsmen here created a dreamy and colorful nomadic culture. There are not only ancient rock paintings, but also many ruins of the ancient Xiangxiong kingdom. The footprints and stories of the hero King Gesar are all over northern Tibet. Manidui, prayer flags and ancient pagodas can be seen everywhere The famous Tangfan ancient road runs through the north and south.

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Naqu is the most representative area of Qiangtang, which means "Heihe". Heihe River is the upper reaches of Nujiang River, the water color is black, so it is named. It is the black river that moistens the Qiangtang. Although there is no scenery of "cattle and sheep can be seen in the grass when the wind blows," Naza, which is short and looks like "cuntou", is the grass with the highest protein content. In the old days, it was called "naquka", which means "land on the side of Heihe River". There are countless holy mountains and lakes and rivers running all over the place. There are vast grasslands, glaciers, hot springs and geothermal resources.

Tent

The tent is a big sight here. In addition to the ancient yak tents, there are also nylon tents with red, blue, yellow, green and white colors. They are colorful and of different shapes. On the roofs of many tents, there are colorful Wind Horse flags.

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The most eye-catching is the festival costumes of herdsmen, especially those worn by young girls and middle-aged women. Most of them wear gorgeous and expensive Tibetan robes. They are covered with ornaments on their heads, necks, hands and waist, and they jingle when they walk. Especially at the annual qiaqing race meeting, the valiant and valiant of the whole Qiangtang grassland are completely displayed under the white clouds and blue sky, the top tent scattered on the grassland like pearls, the crisp and beautiful bursts of songs like gold, and the harmony of Gesar legend and modern pop songs. You can't stop singing, Sing the praises.

matters needing attention

Because the altitude of Qiangtang grassland is more than 4500 meters, although the vegetation is rich, it is a plateau after all, and the oxygen content of the environment is less. Therefore, tourists should pay attention to the high altitude reaction when they come to Qiangtang grassland, and carry anti high altitude reaction drugs.

Address: to Dangxiong County

Longitude: 92.051358

Latitude: 31.476119

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