Nyingchi Travel Guide
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. more about Nyingchi »
- Chinese Name: 林芝
- Chinese Pinyin: lín zhī
- English Name: Nyingchi
- Location: Southwest of China
- Latitude: 29° 59' N
- Longitude: 94° 25' E
- Area: 117,000 sq. km. ( 45,174 sq. mi.)
- Time Zone: (UTC+8)
- Area Code: 0894
- Population: 140,000
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Rawok Lake
Located in the southwest of Rawok in Baxoi of Chamdo prefecture, 90km from the Baima County, Ranwu Lake is the main supply of Palong Tsangpo, a branch of The Yalu Tsangpo River. The lake has an area of 22,000 square kilometers, at an altitude of 3,850 meters, with length 26 km and width 1 to 5 km. In the nor... more about Rawok Lake
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- China Eastern Airline to open Kunming to Nyingchi air route May. 30, 2007
- Tibet Will Open Its Third Airport in July Jun. 14, 2006
- Nyingchi Airport in Operation Sep. 4, 2006





