Yigong Lake

Yigong Lake – Brief Introduction

The Yigong Lake is located in the area of Yigong Country, Bome County. The altitude of Yigong Lake is 2600 meters. The length of Yigong Lake is 17 kilometers, and average width is 1.3 kilometers. The largest depth of Yigong Lake is 25 meters. The area of water surface is about 20 square kilometers. The area of lake region is 13,534 square kilometers. The water of Yigong Lake is limpid and sparkling. The scene of snow mountain and white clouds reflecting on the water surface looks like mirage. The area around Yigong Lake is also the only place producing tea in Tibet. Around the Yigong Lake, there are colorful and fragrant Malus spectabilis and other flowers, verdant and tall tress. The ecology environment of original forest around Yigong Lake is well protected. The Yigong Lake is really worth visiting in your Tibet tour.

Yigong Lake - Scenery

Walk along Tongmai Bridge and Yigong Zangpo from Sichuan-Tibet Highway for 21 kilometers, the Yigong Lake is there. It is a valley lake. It is at the mouth of the passage of water and air. The environment of basin is very good. Since the block of Hubei Nyainqêntanglha Range and the grand Huokou Iron Mountain, there are clouds and thick fog floating over the river in the shape of long strip. The scene of the lake is changeable. If you visit the Yigong Lake in your Tibet tour, you not only can see the reflection of snow mountains in the river, but also may enjoy mirage. The scenes of Yigong Lake are spectacular and majestic. On the beach plain of Yigong Lake, there are various water birds are having fun and herds of cattle and sheep are wandering. On the bench terrace of Yigong Lake, there are lush fruit-bearing forests, ridges of tea. On the slope of mountain foot, there are tall and straight pines and firs. In the forest, there are many macaques are climbing trees and jumping from one tree to other. The area of Yigong Lake is one of Tibetan tea plantation. The Mt. Everest Tea which is produced there is very famous in the world. The Yigong Lake is a good place for scientific exploration, sightseeing and going on holidays.

Yigong Lake – Formation

The beautiful scenery of Yigong Lake which can not be made by man did not form in common way. The Yigong Lake formed by a large-scale debris flow at Zhamunong Valley on left bank of Yigong Duobu in 1900. The rolling down debris flow blocked up Yigong Duobu and formed Yigong Lake. After 100 years, there was a landslide in Yigong. The sand and stone which is about 3 kilometers wide blocked up the main course of Yigong Duobu and greatly lifted up the water level of Yigong Lake. At last, the dam of Yigong Lake burst, and Yigong presented new scenes.

Lakes similar with Yigong Lake are commonly seen in Yigong Geopark and southeast of Tibet. There are many lakes in Tibet. But the background and cause of formation of these lakes are different. Many lakes on the wide grassland formed on the basis of large lakes in early period. Later, in the process of plateau uplifting and climate drying, the large lakes gradually shrink and formed several smaller lakes.