SAP mountain

SAP mountain

Sapu holy mountain is located in puzonggou, Yangxiu Township, Ruxian county. It has been standing here for thousands of years, surrounded by mountains. The main peak is respected as the king of local holy mountain. Its highest peak is 6956 meters, also known as "sapulagabu". It is one of the Bon sacred mountains in Tibetan Buddhism.

Every summer, the top of the mountain is covered with snow, rain and fog, and the bottom of the mountain is covered with red flowers, green grass and rich water and grass. Due to the deep valley and inconvenient transportation, this amazing glacier has been hidden in the boudoir and little known. It is a virgin tourist land to be developed.

brief introduction

Sapu glacier is located in the eastern part of Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region.

Its highest peak is 6556 meters. It is the highest peak in the eastern part of Nyainqentanglha, also known as "sapulagabu". It is one of the Bon holy mountains in Tibetan Buddhism. Sapu holy mountain is composed of Sapu peaks. Its members, from left to right, include Sapu's wife, Sapu's illegitimate son, Sapu's second son, Sapu's eldest son and Sapu's daughter. The mountain type of Sapp's wife's illegitimate son and Sapp's youngest son is an equilateral triangle pyramid which is rare in China and even in the world.

Every summer, the top of the mountain is covered with snow, rain and fog, and the bottom of the mountain is covered with red flowers, green grass and rich water and grass. Due to the deep valley and inconvenient transportation, this amazing glacier has been hidden in the boudoir and little known. It is a virgin tourist land to be developed.

The saposheng lake at the foot of the mountain is formed by the melting of ice and snow in the holy mountain for thousands of years, which is divided into two parts. The glacier lake near the foot of the holy mountain, called "samucuo", does not melt all the year round.

Sapu holy mountain and holy lake are located in puzonggou, Yangxiu township. Sapu holy mountain has been standing here for thousands of years, surrounded by mountains. The main peak is respected as the king of local holy mountain. Saposheng lake is formed by the melting of ice and snow in Shenshan mountain for thousands of years. It extends from the foot of Shenshan mountain and is divided into two parts. The glacier lake near the foot of Shenshan mountain does not melt all the year round.

The other part of the main lake is clear and clean, so a grand religious activity of turning the lake to pray for blessings will be held near saposhen lake on May 15 every year. It is said that the main lake will thaw overnight on May 15 and freeze overnight on September 15, which is a wonderful phenomenon and an excellent place for people to visit.

Myths and legends

The peaks of sap (sepugang day) have something to do with a myth full of love and hatred. Sap is the highest peak, the king of the holy mountain. The mountain is majestic but not handsome. Surrounded by him are the beautiful snow desert peak (SAP's wife) and the eldest son, second son and daughter. The far away pyramid peak is the illegitimate son of the legendary snow desert peak and another guobu holy mountain. According to legend, the holy mountain of Sapu once revenged against its rival, guobu.

Top record

In 1997 and 1998, the U.S. and Japanese mountaineers led by crobonington and Kerry and their guides from Nepal and Tibet came to climb the snow capped mountain, but they failed

. In 2002, two American climbers made their first successful ascent

reputation

In 2017, a rather new name "SAP glacier" suddenly became famous. After visitors who went deep into SAP brought back many images and released them to the public, this once little-known glacier quickly became a topic, such as "peerless secret land", "Eden in the depths of snow capped mountains", "Bingfeng Taohuayuan" and so on, It has attracted more and more tourists to visit, which can be called the "net red" phenomenon in the glacier world.

Address: Yangxiu Township, quru County, Naqu, Tibet Autonomous Region

Longitude: 93.777675

Latitude: 31.047183

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