Yangzhuoyongcuo

Yangzhuoyongcuo

Yamdrok Tso, or Yanghu (not Yanghu in northern Tibet) for short, means "Biyu Lake" in Tibetan. It is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. It looks like a coral branch, so it is also called "coral Lake above" in Tibetan.

It is mainly located in langjiaer County, Shannan City, Tibet. The middle section is between langjiaer county and Gongga County, about 70 kilometers southwest of Lhasa. It is also known as the three sacred lakes in Tibet together with Namco and mapanyongco. It is the largest inland lake in the northern foot of Himalayas. It is the most beautiful lake in southern Tibet. Yangzhuoyongcuo covers an area of 675km? And the lake is 4441m above sea level. From Lhasa to Yanghu, we need to cross the mountain pass of gangbala, which is 5030 meters. In June 2012, it was reported that a tourism project would be built, and Shannan city has instructed Langjia county to stop the project immediately. The lake is calm and turquoise blue, just like the sapphire on the south mountain plateau

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Note: there are differences between Yanghu and yangzhuoyongcuo. Search Yanghu to enter yangzhuoyongcuo. As a matter of fact, on the map of Tibet, only the Yanghu basin in the northern part of Ali region near Xinjiang is indicated. Some people call yangzhuoyongcuo Yanghu for short, which is not an official name and cannot be replaced.

administrative division

Yangzhuoyong Lake mainly belongs to langjiaer County of Shannan City, and its middle section is between langjiaer county and Gongga county. The postcode is 851100, the administrative code is 540531, the area code is 0893, and the Tibetan language is སྣ་ཀ཯駝ེ་཯ོ་།,

The Pinyin is l à ng K à Z à Xi à n, and the English translation is nagarz à county. Langjia county is under the jurisdiction of Shannan city. It is located in the south of Tibet Autonomous Region and the southwest of Shannan City, adjacent to cuomei county and zanao County in the East, Jiangzi County, Kangma county and Renbu County in the west, luoza county and bhutan in the south, Nimu County, Qushui county and Gongga County in the north. The total area is 8109 square kilometers. The total population is 40000 (at the end of 2013). The county has jurisdiction over 2 towns and 8 townships: aza Township, Langjia Township, Dalong Township, pumajiangtang Township, Duoque Township, Kalong Township, gongbuxue Township, Kare Township, Baidi Township and Zhangda township. The county government is located in Langjia town. It is located in the north foot of the Middle Himalayas, with lakes in the north, and the lowest point is 4441.9 meters above sea level. The climate is changeable, dry and anoxic. The annual precipitation is 328.4 mm, the average annual temperature is 2.5 ℃, and the annual frost free period is about 60 days. There is the famous Yangzhuoyong Lake with an altitude of 4441 meters, an area of 638 square kilometers and a water depth of 30-60 meters. Yanghu power station is built. There are yongbuduo temple, telingqude temple and sangding temple.

Topography

Yangzhuoyong Lake (hereinafter referred to as "Yanghu Lake")

[difference: if you search for Yanghu, you will enter yangzhuoyongcuo. In fact, only Yanghu in the northern part of Ali Region, near Xinjiang, is indicated on the map of Tibet. There is Yanghu basin. Some people call yangzhuoyongcuo Yanghu for short, which is not an official name and cannot be replaced. 】

Tibetan means "jade lake" and "Swan pool". It is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. It is located on the South Bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River and in Langka County in the south of the mountain. The lake is 4441m above sea level, 130km long from east to west and 70km wide from north to south. The total coastline is 250km long and the total area is 638km2, which is about 70 times that of Hangzhou West Lake. The lake is 20-40 meters deep, with the deepest 60 meters and a volume of 14.6 billion cubic meters. It is a freshwater lake and a tectonic lake. It is the largest inland lake at the northern foot of the Himalayas. Yanghu has many branches, like coral branches, so it is also called "coral Lake above" in Tibetan.

Yanghu lake is a barrier lake on the plateau. It was formed about 100 million years ago by glacial debris flow blocking the river course. Its shape is very irregular, with many forks. The lake bank is zigzag and has three small lakes: kongmucuo, chencuo and jiucuo. In history, it was an outflow lake. The above lakes were connected as a whole, and the lake water flowed into the Yarlung Zangbo River. But later, because the lake water retreated into an inflow lake, it was divided into several small lakes, and the lake height difference was no more than 6.5 meters.

There are 21 small islands in the lake, each of which has its own water surface. The large one can accommodate five or six households, while the small one only has more than 100 square meters, with the largest area of about 18km? 2. The grassland on the island is rich and there are many wild birds.

There are three snow peaks in the west of the lake, including Ningjin anti sand peak. With a height of 7206 meters, the peak is the most important sacred mountain in the post Tibetan area and one of the four traditional sacred mountains in Tibet. In addition, Yanghu power station, the highest pumped storage power station in the world, is located here.

Snow peak leisurely above the holy lake, is the main peak of Laguigangri mountain Ningjinkangsha peak. Laguigangri mountain is a mountain range of more than 360 kilometers, which separates the Yarlung Zangbo River from the Yangzhuoyong Lake. The Tibetan people call its main peak "Ningjin Kangsha", which means "yecha God lives on the noble Snow Mountain". Ningjin anti sand peak, 7206 meters above sea level, is located at the junction of Jiangzi county and langjiaer county. It is one of the four major snow mountains in central Tibet. The mountain is majestic, with craggy dangerous rocks and sharp cones at the top. All the year round snow between the slopes and gullies has developed glaciers. The famous Karola glacier is at its south foot.

natural resources

energy

In 1996, the power station on the West Bank of Yanghu lake was built. It is the largest hydropower station in Tibet and the highest pumped storage power station in the world. For ecological reasons, the power station project was opposed by Erdeni kejijianzan and APEI awangjinmei in Banchan, and then changed to a pumped storage power station to maintain the water level of the lake. It is estimated that the area of yangzhuoyongcuo will decrease after the original plan is developed, reaching a new balance after 67 years of development, and the salt loss will reach a new balance after 1000 years when the closed lake is turned into an open one.

With an investment of 1.8 billion yuan, the Yanghu power station has installed four pumping units, with a total installed capacity of 90000 kilowatts and an annual power generation of 84 million kilowatt hours. The power is supplied to the power grids of Lhasa, Shannan and Shigatse. Yanghu hydropower station is a diversion type power station. The distance between the intake of the power station and the outlet of the tailrace is 9.5km, with a height of 840m. Hydraulic structures are composed of water intake, diversion tunnel, surge shaft, penstock, power house, tailrace, switch station, desilting basin pumping system, etc. In 1989, the State Planning Commission was listed as a preparatory project. In 1990, the State Planning Commission was officially listed as a new project in the annual capital construction plan. The main project was started on May 25, 1991. Chengdu survey and Design Institute is responsible for the survey and design of the project, and the hydropower unit of the armed police is responsible for the construction and construction. It was completed in 1996.

animal

The water of Yanghu lake is as blue as a mirror, and the waterfront is rich in grass. It is a rich plateau pasture. The local Tibetan people praise Yang Zhuoyong with folk songs: "the fairyland in the sky, the Yangzhuo in the world. Stars in the sky, cattle and sheep by the lake. " In winter, the Yanghu lake is frozen, like a plain beauty lying in the arms of the Himalayan peaks. At the end of spring and the beginning of summer, herdsmen transport the cattle and sheep to more than ten small islands in the lake, so that they can enjoy the pasture leisurely. In summer, the lake is rich in water and grass, which is a good season for herders to graze cattle and sheep. In early winter, people and livestock returned to the lake.

Yanghu lake is also a rich natural "fish bank". There are a lot of plankton and bait in the lake. Every summer, the fish will swim from deep water to shallow water to hunt for food and lay eggs, and they can catch them almost by hand. In addition, Tibetans do not eat fish, so it becomes a paradise for fish. The lake is rich in plateau naked carp, whose meat is tender and delicious. The reserve of fish can reach more than 800 million kg, which is known as "Tibet fish bank". In addition, there is also the largest artificial breeding fishery in Tibet, mainly for plateau Schizothorax and plateau naked carp.

There are many wild animals around the Yanghu lake and the small islands in the lake. There are snow pigs in the mountains at an altitude of 5000 meters around the lake. There are wild sheep and foxes occasionally on the grass beach.

There are 21 large and small islands in yangzhuoyongcuo, where all kinds of migratory birds live, making it the largest habitat for waterbirds and a paradise for wild birds in Tibet. Like yellow ducks, swans, egrets, sand gulls and so on. The picture of thousands of white water birds flying on the lake is very strange and spectacular.

There is another legend about white waterbirds. Long ago, yangzhuoyongcuo was a pool of clear water like Jasper. There is a village called Baidi by the lake. There is a beautiful girl living in the village. She has to take a bath in the lake every night. Therefore, her skin is as clean as white jade. A serf owner in the village took a fancy to the girl and wanted to take her as his own. But the girl had a sweetheart of her own and would not marry the serf owner. One night, the serf owner was hiding in the lake. When he took the girl into the water to take a bath, he took her out of the water and wanted to take her home. At this time, a colorful cloud came from the sky, and a fairy stood on the cloud. She beat the ferocious serf master to death with Buddhist beads, but the serf master still held the girl tightly. As a result, both of them sank into the lake, and the girl was drowned. At dawn the next day, people came to the lake to look for her and call her name. Suddenly, a white water bird flew out of the lake. This water bird is the embodiment of a girl. Since then, waterbirds have always been playing in the lake and flying over it. The white clouds like sheep, white water birds, and this magical legend make the lake a mysterious "holy lake".

Scenic culture

allusion

It is said that it takes a month or so for a devout Buddhist to circle the lake every year. This is equivalent to a pilgrimage to Lhasa, and in doing so, to the end

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