Yangzhuo Yongcuo self-driving one-day tour itinerary: Lhasa - Yajiang Observation Deck - Gangbala Mountain Observation Deck - Yanghu Lake Observation Deck - Yanghu Lake - Lhasa. Depart from Lhasa, arrive at Gongga County via the airport expressway, then follow Provincial Highway 101 to the gate of the scenic spot, pass through a section of mountains, and arrive at the viewing platform of Gangbala Mountain Pass, where you can take pictures and check in. Then continue along Provincial Highway 307 and arrive at the lake to watch Yanghu Lake, a standard punch-in tour. Each viewing platform can have a bird's-eye view of Yamdrok Yongcuo from different heights and angles.
After seeing the cultural relics, of course you can’t miss the holy lakes scattered in the depths of the plateau when you travel to Tibet in winter. Yamdrok Yongcuo, Namtso and Mapang Yongcuo are also known as the three "holy lakes" in Tibet.
In Langkazi County in the south of Shanxi, white clouds drift slowly across the blue sky, and there is a holy lake Yamdrok Yongcuo embedded in the mountains like a delicate sapphire.
In the morning, drive to Yamdrok Yumco, the highest freshwater lake in the world and known as the holy lake in the sky.
All the way up the mountain, the Yajiang River Valley, the first scenic spot over 4,000 meters along the way, is 4,280 meters above sea level. Next to the stone tablet marking the altitude, there are Tibetan mastiffs with mane hairs like lions on their heads. And the kid goat with white coat and well-groomed. Tibetans will ask tourists for a photo fee of ten yuan.
If you want to appreciate the stunning beauty of Yamdrok Yongcuo, you must first endure the thrill of crossing Gangbala Mountain. The altitude keeps rising in countless detours, and looking back at the bottom of the mountain, the scenery is getting more and more magnificent.
After crossing the Gangbala Pass, when the beautiful Yamdrok Yongcuo appears in front of you, the shock is no less than the excitement brought by the thrilling mountain road.
Arrive at the 5030-meter Gangbala Pass, where there is a parking lot and a viewing platform, which is the best place to overlook Yamdrok Lake.
There is also a huge mani pile, pulling layers of colorful prayer flags, fluttering in the wind.
Looking down on Yamdrok Yongcuo from Gangbala Mountain Pass will make people feel a feeling of being separated from the world and blending into nature... .
There is a you, warm my life. Accompany me on countless trips through thousands of mountains and rivers, just like when I was alone in those years, I can go as soon as I say, and go wherever I think. It doesn't matter if you chase your dreams or wanton.
Yanghu Lake is slender and long, and you can’t see its whole picture from any angle. It is said that you can only appreciate its whole picture from the sky.
In Tibetan Buddhism, Yamdrok Yongcuo has a very prominent position. When the living Buddha was reincarnated, monks came here to see the reflection in the lake to determine the candidate for the soul boy. In Tibetan, Yamdrok Yongcuo means "jasper lake" in the highland pasture.
No matter what kind of legend, no matter what kind of praise, the holiness and purity of Yanghu Lake are eternal themes. The local Tibetan people praised Yamdrok Yongcuo with folk songs: "A fairyland in the sky, Yamdrok in the world. Stars in the sky, cattle and sheep by the lake." The blue lake water flows vertically and horizontally between the islands and peninsulas, standing on the mountainside overlooking it Yanghu Lake, it is like a long blue streamer, lingering among the towering snow-capped mountains.
Continue around the lake to reach the best viewing platform at an altitude of 4677 meters on the mountainside. When the weather is fine, the water surface is quiet, and the pure lake water presents different shades of blue in the sun: light blue, dark blue, peacock blue, and some are green. .
The unique feature of Yamdrok Yongcuo is that its water source comes from the snow water of the surrounding Nyainqentanglha Mountains, but it does not have a water outlet. The inflow of snow water and natural evaporation have reached a strange dynamic balance.
The whole lake looks very calm, like a large piece of green emerald. Standing by the lake, you can really feel the charm of nature.
Picking up a period of time to warm your heart, cutting a window to enjoy the scenery, watching a pool of lake water to meditate, throwing away worldly thoughts and cultivating your mind, these are the most beautiful and simple years in life.
We have to continue to walk around the lake for a section of the road around the lake, so that we can have a panoramic view of the spectacular blue of Yanghu Lake.
We have to walk to the lake, where the white clouds meet the majestic snow-capped mountains, and the blue sky reflects the lake water. Such a panorama of Yanghu Lake is unforgettable for a lifetime.
The blue of Yanghu Lake is the blue of the shocking Lanyang Lake, the blue of the soft Lanyang Lake, and the rich blue. Walking around the lake, we get closer and closer to it, until we finally come to the lake. Although the grandeur of standing on the mountain pass is missing, but standing by the lake, the mysterious and distant Yamdrok Yongcuo is much more friendly.
On the edge of Yanghu Lake, there is the Kura Gangri Mountain, which is surrounded by snow-capped mountains. When the weather is good, you can see her face from a distance by the Yanghu Lake and the viewing platform.
Yanghu Lake in winter is a realm of pure and flawless sky. You will be completely amazed. It turns out that this holy lake in Tibet only reveals its most holy side and its true beauty in the winter when there are no tourists.
At this time, Yangzhuoyongcuo was a little less noisy and a little more cold. But the beauty of this kind of Yanghu Lake is unique and refreshing.
Under the reflection of sunlight during the day, the water of Yamdrok Yongcuo Lake is blue, presenting a beauty like carving time. Indulging in it, lingering in time, thinking that you are unfamiliar with the past, thinking that time has been forgotten. Turning around, passing by, in one thought, it has been years.
