Qinghai-Tibet Railway Sceneries
One of the reason visitors choose to travel to Tibet by train is they don't want to miss the spectacular sceneries along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. When the train arrives at Xining, you need to be ready for the breathtaking and marvelous plateau sceneries that you will never forget.
Xining and Gold Silver Grassland
When you get to Xining from other trains to Tibet, you have already got to the gate of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. You will see the blue sky that you will see only in highlands. This is just the appetizer of the amazing sceneries along the way. As the altitude rise, the vegetation gets less and when you get close to the Qinghai Lake, the land totally becomes highland pasture. There you will see the famous Gold Silver Grassland which you have heard in the song of "Somewhere Far Away".
Gold Silver Grassland
Qinghai Lake
The Tibet train will go through at the north bank of the Qinghai Lake. It is the largest salt water lake in China. Seeing it from the window of the train, you will feel the lake is larger than the sea. The best season for Qinghai Lake is summer, about July and August.
Qinghai Lake
Tuosu Lake and Keluke lake
Several hours later, the train will get to Delingha, the gold wild grassland in Mongolian. The train will go through between the famous tourists sights, the Tuosu Lake and Keluke lake. The wild flowers and grass, the cows and sheep forage at the bank side, the birds sing and skip on the trees, all of these form a fascinating picture.
Tuosu Lake
Chaerhan Salt Lake
After the train leaves the Delingha, the sceneries become completely the gobi desert. Then the train will take you to one of the most magnificent scenes on the way, the Thousand-Zhang Salt Bridge built on the Chaerhan Salt Lake. The basement of the part railway is cast by kinds of salt crystalline solid which makes it a rare wonder. Under the strong sunshine, the salt lake twinkles like a dazzling pearl.
Chaerhan Salt Lake
Kunlun Mountains
The mountains in the Kunlun Mountain region are all high and steep. After travelling from Golmud to the south for 160 kilometers, the train will run through the first pass, Kunlun Mountain Pass. North-west of the pass is Yuxu Peak at 6138m and east of the pass is Yuzhu Peak at 6179m. You can see a beautiful natural picture of rare animals leaping and skipping on the snow and grassland.
Kunlun Mountains
Hoh Xil Depopulated Area
North of the Kunlun Mountain Pass, the train arrives at the Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture. The climate changes a lot. The air is less dry, but more chill, the sands in the wind are less, but stronger. If you are lucky enough, you will have a chance to glimpse the elegant posture of the Tibet antelope or see groups of Tibetan antelopes running after the train.
Hoh Xil Depopulated Area
Geladandong Snow Mountain
When you get here, you will feel strong Tibetan atmosphere. There are many Tibetan herdsmen in the town in the Geladandong region who are pure Tibetan people. The Changjiang is originate in Geladandong Snow Mountain which enjoy a height of 6,621 meters.
Geladandong Snow Mountain
Tanggula Mountain Pass
This is the highest station in the world, and the natural boundary between Qinghai and Tibet. It situated at a height of 5072 meters above the sea level. Passengers may feel strong high altitude sick and may required to remain on the train. You can see the charismatic scenery of the Tanggula Mountain covered with snow all year round, the vast plains, highland lakes, and the Tanggula River and glacier from the sightseeing platform.
Tanggula Mountain Pass
Cuona Lake
Cuona Lake means Black Lake in Tibetan. The lake is the nearest lake to Qinghai-Tibet Railway, so you can see the beautiful lake from the train clearly. It reflects the blue sky and the grassland, like a glittering mirror inset at the highland.
Cuona Lake
Yangpachen Hot Springs
When the train getting close to Lhasa, it will pass by the world famous Yangpachen Hot Springs, the largest high-temperature hot springs. It is spectacular for the hot spring boiling on the cold plateau.
Yangpachen Hot Springs
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