Saturday, December 5, 2009

Stand on the Roof of the World

Today, I found a photo album when I was going through my drawers. Looking through it, I revived scenes of Tibet in my mind.
Tibet, located in the southwest of China, is the highest region on earth and is known as the "roof of the world". In late September through early October of last year, I traveled to Tibet and spent more than half a month exploring the region from Lhasa to Mt. Everest. I had a wonderful time and can not explain how exited I was. I took a lot of photos to record my amazing journey.

The magnificent Potala Palace was built on Lhasa's highest point.




Barkhor Street








Lhasa River





Mount Everest (as we call the Qomolangma) is the highest peak in the world with 8844.43 meters above sea level. It looks like a small hill? It is because of its standing on the shoulders of giants. The ground under my feet is Qingzang Plateau with the elevation of 5200 meters.





Lake Yamdrok (Yamtso), one of the most holy lakes in Tibet





Glacier




Pasture


Planning a Vacation? How about Tibet! The area offers everything that a traveler would like to see: mountain resorts, lakes, rivers, canyons, glaciers, beaches, nature reserves, temples, castles, fortresses and so on.