July on the Sichuan-Tibet Route
The Sichuan-Tibet Route boasts the most gorgeous route to Tibet, as well as the most dangerous one. July, also before the rainy season starts, is the best time for tourists to travel through the route to Tibet.
The route includes the south line and the north one, diverging in Xindu Bridge, known as "a paradise for photographers."
The two lines have the following most beautiful places in China named by the magazine of Chinese National Geography:
Dampa Mountain Village, one of the six most beautiful villages; Midui Galcier, one of the six most beautiful glaciers; Lingzhi Spruce Forest, one of the ten most beautiful forests; Namjiagbarwa Peak and Gonggar Snow Mountain, two of the most beautiful snow mountains.
File photo shows the earth forest in the Tsada County of Ngari Prefecture, western Tibet.[Xinhua/Zhao Zhongzhi] |
August in Nagchu: Horse Festival on Changtang Grassland
Tired of the urban life, tourists should not forget the Horse Festival in Nagchu.
Viewing the grassland and an endless skyline, tourists can forget the boredom.
Cheering with the heroes on the horsebacks, travelers can relax in the natural world.
Nagchu, also famous for its yoghourt and jerked yak meat, is a place to get rid of your burden.
September in Ngari: the destination of your soul
The Earth Forest in Tsada County is regarded as a world wonder by the tourists. The wilderness soon catches tourists' hearts when they see the Earth Forest extending far to the horizon.
The forest seems to be comprised of castles, pagodas and earth trees, unique and majestic.
A tourist says: "No matter how far we go, the destination we long for is the rest place of our soul. Ngari is the rest place of my soul."
Ngari also has some other famous tourist sites, such as the Mapham Yutso Lake, the holy Mountain of Kangrinboqe, the Lannga Co Ghost Lake, the Pangong Tso Lake, the Tsada Toding Monastery and the ruins of Guge Kingdom.