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Also known as Shegar,
it is a small town near Tingri. Surrounded by mountains,
it is settled in the shadow of a ruined fortress. Though the
fort has been ruined, it offers a majestic view to the
visitors. Seeming to grow out of the craggy brown rock, its
sinuous wall bristles with watchtowers like stegosaurus
spines. Shegar is the last stop before Everest Base Camp and
has the highest post office in China. New Tingri also has a
beautiful functioning gompa. Gompa is a Bhuddist temple or
vihara which contains a central prayer hall with a Buddha
statue, benches for the monks or nuns to engage in prayer or
meditation and attached living accommodation. With all these
features New Tingri is a wonderful place to explore! |
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Nyalam |
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A small Tibetan
town near the Nepal border is the county seat of Nyalam
region in Shigaste Prefecture. Nyalam is situated at 3,750
metres above sea level. A town of stone buildings and tin
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Xegar
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Also known as Tingri or Shekar Dzong is a
new Chinese commune built at the foot of the ruins of Xegar
Dzong. It is renowned for being the starting point for many
climbing expeditions. It is base for expedition to Mt. Everest
and many other important peaks. It is located at 14,891 feet
above sea level and only 7 kms from the main road. It provides
spectacular views of Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse and Mount
Makalu which lie around in highest mountain group in the world.
This town used to be an important trading post where Sherpas
from Nepal exchanged rice, grain and iron for Tibetan wool and
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Zhangmu |
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This town lies in the southern region of
Himalayas about 776 km. away from the capital of Tibet
Lhasa. Bordering Nepal to the south, it has been one of
the key routes of trans-Himalayan trade between China
and Nepal since time immemorial. The work of Sino-Nepal
Road, has made this town a most welcome sight both for
tourists and traders alike. It is popular among the
tourist for its location near the Mt. Everest, the highest
peak in the world. Travelers come mainly for climbing up
the skyward mountain, admiring the delightful sights, or
pilgrimage at its holiness. |
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Situated at
the altitude of about 2300 m. Zhangmu is mild and humid place and provide
extravagant hope in the common dry and cold Tibetan area.
Zhangmu is wonderful destination of Tibet with marvelous
mountains, flexural rivers, lush pines and flourishing
flowers almost all the year round. As a trading port,
Zhangmu Town is also much modernized with many grand
buildings. One can find customhouse, business bureau,
factories, shops, banks, post offices, schools, hotels,
restaurants and resident buildings in this town that are
orderly arranged beside the street. Zhangmu town has very
colorful bazaar that remain busy and crowded with number
of tourists and businessmen alike. Walking here is also a
unique experience. |
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