Tour to Heavenly Lake Namtso in Tibet

Nam Co Lake, also known as Namu. Nam Co Lake in China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Recorded in the history of literature, like the sky fell to the ground of this lake, so called "Heaven Lake"; The herders said lake as a result of the high altitude lake located in the air, so called "days of the lake." Tibetan language, the "wrong" is the "lake" means. Local Tibetan people call it "Teng Geli Hai", meaning "Heaven Lake." Believers respect it as one of the four mighty lake, pass the esoteric music of the King His Holiness the temple is the famous shrine of Tibetan Buddhism.

Nam Co lake altitude of 4,718 meters from the lake coast to coast length of 70 kilometers from the south to the north more than 30 km wide, with a total area of ​​more than 1900 square kilometers, is the world's highest saltwater lake in China and also the second largest saltwater lake, the deepest lake more than 33 meters. Nam Co lake by melting snow and ice Nyainqentanglha supply, there are many small streams into the lake, the water crystal clear, dark blue lake, water days, blending, seamless.

There are five islands in the lake, the largest island of lot area of ​​1.2 square kilometers. They are five parties were legendary Buddhist incarnation of Buddha. Where the pilgrims coming to God by the lake, everyone devout worship. There are also five different directions from the peninsula protruding into the waters, the largest is Tashi peninsula. There is also usually the most favorite attractions travelers. The island is dotted with many bizarre caves, lined with countless confused the pinnacle of stone and exotic, rugged rock formations, exotic and colorful. Clockwise loop around for about two hours. If the island clockwise, then quickly back to the hotel where you can still see more than 100 meters long Mani walls. Lake plain good pasture, natural pasture. Whenever the early summer, flocks of wild ducks flying habitat breeding. Around the lake are often bears, wild yak, wild donkey, blue sheep and other wildlife inhabit the lake in the rich plateau of fish without scales and sweetlips fish the lake is also producing caterpillar fungus, snow lotus, mother of pearl and other rare medicinal herbs.

Namtso who have been to each, the whole soul seems to be the pure water washing. Standing Namtso lake, the world's highest lake of God's most beautiful shocking, like being in a blue world. Light blue, light blue, gray-blue, sapphire blue, dark blue and deep blue-black as ink, like this from shallow and deep blue, blue was the clear, blue too rich, too beautiful blue, the world seems to accommodate all of the blue .

Deep blue sky overhead and nowhere dense, seamless and pure water; distant magnificent snow peaks like Qionglouyuyu, flickering; lake green grass like a huge blanket, boundless. Morning, the lake mist and fog, the sun rises dissipated, the vast boundless lake rippled in the breeze. In the sun, the mountain peak Nyainqentanglha particularly clear mission, as a mighty warrior guarding the Namu Lake. Plateau's climate is often changing, sometimes blustery, overcast when the plane, after the snow, the lake is still sparkling, reveals a different kind of charm.