Northern Tibet Prairie
The northern Tibetan prairie refers to the vast plateau in northern Tibet, and in Nagqu it mainly refers to the Qiangtang prairie. The Qiangtang National Nature Reserve is also located in the grasslands of northern Tibet, with a total area of 29.8 million hectares. Wild yaks, Tibetan antelopes, Tibetan wild donkeys, argali, Tibetan gazelles, plateau rabbits, black-necked cranes and other rare wild animals live here. Roost here. After leaving Lhasa, walk 99 kilometers north along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. After passing the Yangbajing Geothermal Power Station, you can see the Nyainqentanglha Mountain. To the north of it is the vast Qiangtang Grassland. Qiangtang, one of the five largest pastures in China, is located between the Kunlun Mountains, Tanggula Mountains and Gangdise Mountains. It is not only a paradise for wild animals and plants, but also a fertile cultural soil with rich sedimentary layers.
Mount Yarra
Yala Mountain is located in the north of Yala Town, west of Suo County, Nagqu Prefecture. In ancient times, this mountain was an important boundary dividing the three regions of Qinghai, Tibet and Kangxi. It is said in Tibetan literature: "Uizang is the parish, Duodui is the human district, and Duomai is the horse district". Yala Mountain is located at the junction of the parish and the human area, and this mountain is the boundary between U-Tsang and Duodui, which is recorded in some folk stories and "The Biography of King Gesar". There is Nanqu River in the south of this mountain and Suoqu River in the north. It is located in the narrow strip between the two rivers. The mountains run from west to southeast, and there are many strange peaks in the rolling mountains. The main peak is inserted into the sky, like five fingers stretching into the air, known as "Five Buddhas" (five names of Buddhas), and flows into the Naqu River in the southeast of the mountain.
Zandan Monastery
The full name of Zandan Temple is "Suoxiu Gandan Peijinlin". It is located in Suo County, about 220 kilometers away from Nagqu Town. According to legend, this is the birthplace of Senjiang Zhumu, the concubine of King Gesar in the epic "The Legend of King Gesar". The entire Zandan Monastery is built on the mountain, majestic and majestic. It is divided into red and white buildings. It looks like the Potala Palace from a distance. The temple is the earliest Yellow Sect temple in northern Tibet and the largest Buddhist ancient building complex in northern Tibet. According to historical records, the temple was first built in the period of the fifth emperor. At that time, with the aid of the troops of Gush Khan of Mongolia, the fifth emperor first implemented the Puritan policy in the eastern part of Tibet, and destroyed many temples with Bon religion as the foundation of the temple by force. The Lord's temple forced many temples of other sects to change to yellow temples.
