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Tibet's 3 areas apply for national scenic spot honor

&$ &$Photo taken on Sep. 28 shows Namtso Lake against the Nyenchen Tonglha mountains. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ The Nyenchen Tonglha Mountain-Namtso Lake, Tonglha Mountains-Nu Chiang Headwaters and Soil Forest-Ruins of Gu Ge Kingdom applied for state-level... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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01 Aug 08 visit 14/07/2008 - Tibet - Lake Namtso  »  YouTube videoLake Namtso, We came, We saw.
21 Aug 09 visit Snowfall in Namtso scenic spot  »  People's Daily &$ &$Photo from Lhasa evening shows the heavy snow in Namtso in August. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ During the Shoton Festival, not only the tourists but also the snowfall visited Tibet, which lightened the Namtso scenic spot. ...
10 Nov 09 visit Holy mountain, lake in N. Tibet  »  People's Daily &$ &$Photo shows a distant view of Mt. Kangrinboqe and the Mapham Yutso Lake.(Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Burang County in northern Tibet's Ngari Prefecture is the home to Mt. Kangrinboqe and the Mapham Yutso Lake. Towering an altitude of 6,656 m above...
11 May 09 visit Lake Namtso - Close to Heaven  »  China Expat       For a long time in Tibet, before the Buddha passed by, the gods appeared readily to the eye. Back then, Lake  Namtso was a portal to heaven, a place where humans could whisper to the gods. Namtso, "Heavenly Lake", is also kno...
04 Nov 09 visit Ticket price for Tibet's scenic spots to drop half  »  People's Daily &$ &$Photo shows a winter view of a forest in southeastern Tibet's Nyingchi Prefecture. In recent years, Tibet has been trying to introduce its off-season tourism. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Entrance tickets for tourist attractions in Tibet's Lhasa, Nyingchi...
10 Nov 09 visit Unique soil forest landscape in Ngari, SW.Tibet  »  People's Daily &$ &$The soil forest landscape in Ngari Prefecture in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ The Zanda soil forest landscape, the former lake sediment in the ancient times, was formed during the Himalayan orogeny. The most...

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