Guxiang Lake

Located 30km west of Bomi County, the lake is 2600m above sea level, 5km long, 2km at the widest, 20m at the deepest, with an area of 20000m2. It is a Danshui dammed lake, which is formed by the debris flow blocking Palongzangbu in Guxiang gully. There is an island in the lake with an area of 1000 m2. Guxiang lake is located on national highway 318, with convenient transportation and is a natural park.

Guxiang Lake

Guxiang lake is located in Guxiang ancient village, 33 kilometers away from Bomi County, Tibet, 210 kilometers away from Linzhi Area. The lake is 2600 meters above sea level, 5 kilometers long, 2 kilometers at the widest, more than 20 meters at the deepest, and covers an area of 20000 square meters. There is a small island in the lake, covering an area of more than 1000 square meters. The lake is located on national highway 318, with convenient transportation and is a natural park. The lake was formed in 1953 when the "xionglugini" glacier activity in the back mountain of Guxiang caused a huge debris flow to block the palongzangbo river.

Tourism information

Transportation: from Tongmai to the east along national highway 318, not far upstream from Palongzangbu, is Guxiang lake. There is no shuttle bus from the county to Guxiang lake, so you can only charter a bus. The price of charter is about 70 yuan (round trip). Related service facilities in the scenic spot: Guxiang lake is 30 kilometers away from the county seat, with complete bank, gas station and other service facilities. Accommodation: the scenic spot is 30 kilometers away from the county seat of Bomi. It's very convenient to live in the county seat. The general price of accommodation is about 100 yuan. If you want to live in good conditions, there are more expensive ones. Surrounding scenic spot: galang Lake

Tourism achievements

Relying on the transportation advantage of 318 national highway, ancient villages in Bomi County vigorously develop rural tourism, build family hotels beside the national highway, and promote the local people to increase their income and become rich. In 2018, the ancient village family hotel received more than 40000 tourists, and the local people earned more than 4.1 million yuan by participating in tourism services, passenger transport and tourism product sales. Guxiang lake, 318 National Road next to the family hotel.

Travel Tips

From Tongmai to the east along national highway 318, not far from the upstream of Palongzangbu, is Guxiang lake, which is formed by debris flow blocking Palongzangbu in Guxiang gully. In the past half century since 1953, debris flows have broken out frequently in the source area of Guxiang gully, with more than 6000 times, up to 85 times a year. Therefore, the traffic here is often interrupted, so you need to know the latest road conditions in advance.

Address: Gu Xiang Gu Cun, Bomi County, Linzhi Prefecture, on national highway 318

Longitude: 95.480461

Latitude: 29.90852

Tour time: 1 hour

Traffic information: from Tongmai to the east along national highway 318, not far upstream from Palongzangbu, is Guxiang lake. There is no shuttle bus from the county to Guxiang lake, so you can only charter a bus, about 70 yuan

Chinese PinYin : Gu Xiang Hu