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Nyingchi
Nyingchi, "throne of the sun" in Tibet,is located in southeast Tibet, where the Himalaya Mountains and Nyainqentanglha Mountains like parallel huge dragons extend from west to east...

Nagqu
Nagqu is an important pass in Northern Tibet. Here holy lakes, holy mountains, mysterious no-man's lands and horse-racing festival attract an endless flow of visitors and worshippers.

The Qinghai-Tbet Plateau is one of the most interesting regions in the world. It is the highest plateau, with an average altitude 4,500 meters. It has the highest mountains Mt. Qomolangma of about 8,850 meters. It has the largest canyon in the world Yarlung Zangbo River Great Canyon with a total depth 5,382 meters. It has numerous glaciers and originations of many important rivers are here...

Throughout Tibet

Ngari is famous as the top of the roof of the world. The area has many lakes but less people and is a paradise of kinds of wildlife.	Shigatse,also Xigatse,means "fertile land", is the second largest city in Tibet featured its famous Tashilhunpo Monastery built in 1447- the seat of the Panchen Lama.
In Shannan, visitors can see many famous Tibetan monasteries such as Samyae Monastery. The Hot Spring in Piga, Chim-puk Herinitage and Yonbulagang Palace are very popular.	Chamdo used to be an important pass along the ancient Tea Horse Path. Here Qiangbalin Monastery, Zezhol Monastery, Karub Ruins and Chamoling Wild Deer Domestication attract more and more visitors and worshippers.