Ali ( Ngari) Prefecture in northwestern Tibet is known as the roof of the world as it is situated at an elevation of 4,500 meters above the sea level.
It’s the place where the Himalayas, the Gangdise, the Kunlun Mountains and Karakorum Mountains joined together. This area is dotted with beautiful lakes and rivers, great mountains and glaciers, vast grasslands, spectacular snow mountains, as well as pastures and clay forests. Besides，it is also popular with many famous natural and historical sites, Ngari is best known for Mount Kailash, also called Sumeru and Lake Manasarovar.
Ali & western Tibet
Manasarovar Lake
The Manasarovar Lake locates in western part of Tibet around 1000 kilometers away from Lhasa, the holy lake lies above 4500 meters...
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Rutog Rock Painting
Rutog Rock Painting Chinese Name：日土岩画 English Name: Rutog Rock Paintings Location: Located in Rutog County, Ngari Plateau, Tibet Autonomous Region, China Opening...
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Guge Kingdom
Over 700 years Guge kingdom flourished with joy and prosperity in Ngari prefecture, Guge was founded in the 10th century...
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Tholing Monastery
Chinese Name: 托林寺 English Name: Tholing Monastery Tibetan Name:མཐོ་ལྡིང་དགོན་པ།། Location: Few minutes walk from Zhada town, Ngari Region of Western Tibet Opening hours: All-day...
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Zanda Earth Forest
Chinese Name: 札达地质森林 English Name: Zanda Earth Forest Location: Zanda County, Ali Prefecture Opening hours: All-day National Geological Park Zanda Earth Forest is located...
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Mt.Kailash
The name for Mount Kailash (Sanskrit name) in Tibetan is Khangrinpoche or Khangkartisi that literally means Precious Jewel of Snow,...
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