In summer, when the first rays of the sun break over the snow-capped peaks of Nianqing Tanggula, the mountain turns golden-red. White fogs rises from the lake and flows toward the mountain on the horizon. Climbing the hill in the center of the Tashi Peninsula, one can have a panoramic view of all of Namtso. In the south, a beautiful lake line links the peninsula with Nianqing Tanggula Mountain, and in the north, an enclosed body of water sets off a snow-capped mountain. As the setting sun emits fervent flames from the gaps of the clouds, it seems that the clouds and the mountains are burning along with the golden-red ripples on the lake. The entire world seems ablaze.

In the corner of an extension of the Tashi Peninsula in the lake, there is a stand of colorful prayer flags, which attracts pilgrims who walk around it several times. At another corner of the peninsula, there are mysterious piles of mani stones, viewed as an integral part of the Tibetan culture. Mostly red and gray-white, the stones are thickly engraved with scriptures. After millions of years of erosion by water, the stones have turned round and glazed. The limestone caves on the island house fantastic rock paintings of early Tibetan times, depicting Tibetan totems and scenes of hunting and fighting.

In the cold winter, Lake Namtso is thickly iced, and in May, when spring turns to summer, the melting ice blocks are pushed by water to the bank and pile up as an icy wall that glitters in the sunshine against the backdrop of the blue water. The view makes visitors feel like they are standing in Antarctica.

In autumn, Namtso looks like a fabulous land of fairy tales. The ice-and-snow-capped Nianqing Tanggula Mountain is fused with the azure-blue lake and hugged by golden meadows on the shore. But as soon as the weather turns bad, you should immediately leave, or a heavy snowfall will entrap you on the island until next spring.