About Tibet

Tibet is the biggest,highest and the youngest plateau in the world.It claims to be the Roof of the world and the Third Pole.Mt.Kunlun,Mt.Himalaya,Mt.Gangdis and Mt.Henduan are all scraping the sky.The mountains and peaks in the tibetan Plateau are either covered or capped with silver snow.They are shining under the sunlight.It would be even more beautiful looking down from and airplane.

Tibet Food

Foods in Tibet differ in pastoral areas and agricultural areas. The staple food include roasted highland barley flour, wheat flour, meat, or red food, and milk, or white food. The principle in summer is the white food, while that in winter is the red food. Local flavors in the pastoral areas are mutton sausage, and dried beef.

The flavor of the Tibetan food is fresh, light ,andtender. Salt, onion, and garlic are the main ingredients.

There are many restaurants in Lhasa, Shigatse, and Zetang, All restaurants of various classes are decorated and furnished in the traditional Tibetan style. Diners can enjoy delicious Tibetan Tibetan dishes while admiring paintings and murals symbolizing happiness and good luck in the restaurants.High on the menu are such flavors as sausages, barley wine, butter oil tea, beef and mutton eaten with the hands, yak tongue, steamed buns, zanba made from highland barley, pastries, sweet tea, butter tea, dried beef, and xiapuqing, or minced mutton and beef.

Natural Beauty of Tibet

Tibet is the biggest,highest and the youngest plateau in the world.It claims to be the " Roof of the world" and " the Third Pole".Mt.Kunlun,Mt.Himalaya,Mt.Gangdis and Mt.Henduan are all scraping the sky. Tibet is full of rivers and lakes which provides avundance of hydroelectrice power and aquatic products.Bushy banks of the rivers and lakes are the homes of swans and geese.If you do not watch your step,you might stride on their eggs.On the banks of the salt water lakes,there are great heaps of alkail which also contains nitre and borax.

Mt.Everest

Mt.Everest No.1 Peak on earth is Mt.Everest,standing on the top of the other peaks with a height of 8,848.13 metres.Its silver peak sends out silver radiance yea after year.Its waist is hidden in the clouds,attracting thousands of mountaineers and tourists.

Among the 14 peaks above 8,000 metres on earth,5 are in Tibet.Besides Mt.Everest,peaks like Luozi,Makalu,Zhuoayou,Xixiabangma and Nanjiabawa are all competing to stand up higher than other peaks on earth.Huge rocks are piercing into the sky.Endless ice and snow are depicting a silver world. White ice towers,stalagmites and stalactites,the serene looking ice sheep against the ferocious looking ice lion are the masterpieces of ice carving by the great nature.

The Yaluzangbu River

As long as 2,057 km, the Yaluzangbu River turns and twists like a silver dragon from the west to the east into the valleys of South Tibet.It runs through Muotuo county.After a 90-degree turn,it empties into the Indian Ocean.People could have a good time with their yak hide boats on canoes in the upper level of the River with going down to the lower level is quite exciting and challenging.

Come on ,there are so much beautiful views waiting for you!

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