The largest Lama temple in China: Zhaibung Monastery in Lhasa, also the highest above sea level.
The highest highway in China: Xinjiang-Tibet Highway, which starts in Yecheng, Xinjiang and ends in Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, running through the Kunlun and Gangdise mountains, about 6,700 meters above sea level.
World's largest gilded copper seated Buddha: Qamba Buddha in Tashilhunpo Monastery, Xigaze.
The first Tibetan to conquer Mount Qomolangma (also known as Mt Everest): Gangbung who, together with Wang Fuzhou and Qu Yinhua, successfully climbed the highest mountain in the world on May 25, 1960.
The mammal living at the highest altitude in China: Tibetan yak.
World's largest ichthyosaur fossil: collected from Tingri County, Tibet.
(China.org.cn)
