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Nyingchi, Throne of the Sun in Tibetan, is located in Southeast Tibet. The Himalayas and the Nyainqentanglha Mountains extend from west to east, like two huge parallel dragons, to join the Hengduan Mountains in the east, which mark the edge of the Tibetan Plateau. With green mountain slopes, snow-capped peaks and crystal-clear rivers, Nyingchi is a fantastic place for natural scenery.

Nyingchi is the home of the spectacular Grand Canyon section of the Yarlung Zangbo(Yaluzangbu in Chinese) River.It is adjacent to Yunan and Chamdo to the east and northeast, Nagqu to the north, Lhasa to the west and Shannan to the southwest. It is a neighbor to India and Myanmar to the south. Nyingchi Prefecture, with a total area of 117,000 square kilometers and a population of more than 140,000, has seven counties under its jurisdiction: Nyingchi, Mainling, Gongbo'gyamda, Medog, Bome, Zaya and Nang.

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2011-05-23
Batsom Lake (Basongcuo Lake or Cuogao Lake) The Batsom Lake is a famous holy lake of Nyingmapa sect of Tibetan Buddhism, more than 50 kilometers away from Gongbujiangda County. With altitude of more than 3700 meters and length of 12 kilometers, Batsom Lake of ...Read More
2011-05-20
Soldiers hold the flag-raising ceremony at the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 28, 2011. More than 3,000 people joined in the ceremony on Monday to celebrate the Serfs Emancipation Day, which is marked every ...Read More
2011-05-20
Employees work on the wings of a Boeing 737 in Kansas. [Photo / China Daily] SEATTLE, Washington - David Langridge believes his job is taking him "around the world" without getting on board an airplane. A driver with Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Langridge ...Read More

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by Mariposa 2011-05-20
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner prepares to take off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington. In terms of pilot training, Boeing is moving a 787 flight simulator to Shanghai, to join five simulators for the 767 model already housed there.[Photo/Agencies] The US planemaker is looking to enhance its Chinese partnership SEATTLE, Washington - The partnership between ...
by Arushi 2011-05-20
Blacktop highway will reach all counties in Tibet during the 12th Five-Year Program period (2011-2015), said Li Shenglin, China's transport minister, during the ongoing parliamentary session. Li said the central government would significantly increase investment to improve transportation in Tibet during next five years, at least doubling the investment ...
by Southwell 2011-05-23
The Yaluzhangbu Grand Canyon is a world-class scenic spot in Tibet and it is of the same significance as the Potala Palace and Zhumulangma. Used to be a treacherous canyon hidden in inner Tibet, it has been rediscovered today as a new and challenging tourist destination in the east of the world. In the ancient Tibetan language Yaluzhangbu means the water ...