Ngari Plateau Enters into Its Peak Tourism Season

Ngari Plateau is praised as "the Roof of the Roof of the World" with an average elevation of more than 4500 meters. The holy lake and mountain and lake – Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarova, as well as the ancient Ruin of the Guge Kingdom are pretty attractive destinations for the devout religious pilgrims and tourists both at home and abroad. The period between June and September is the peak tourism season of Ngari Plateau. Ngari Plateau has received 41818 tourists and realized a tourism revenue of 21.41 million RMB in the first half of 2012.

Ngari Plateau Enters into Its Peak Tourism Season – Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarova

A large number of pilgrims from India would make a pilgrimage to Ngari Plateau via Zham Port or Purang Port between June and September. Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarova are highly respected by the followers of Buddhism, Hinduism and Bone all over the world. Chinese Government opened Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarova to the pilgrims from India since 1982. The number of Indian pilgrims comes to Ngari Plateau keeps increasing in the past years. The number even broke through ten thousands recent years.

Ngari Plateau Enters into Its Peak Tourism Season – Guge Kingdom

The ancient Ruin of Guge Kingdom is located among the Tsasparang which is about 18 kilometers away from the county seat of Zhada. It looks like a large scale maze with numerous mysterious stories. It is the miniature of the ancient Guge Kingdom with a splendid history of more than 700 years. Guge Kingdom played important role in the development of Tibetan Buddhism. It sent Buddhists to Kashmir to study Buddhism and there were 108 Buddhism scriptures were translated into Tibetan during the reign of Guge Kingdom. In 1042, Attisha – an eminent Indian Buddhist came to spread the Buddhism on Ngari Plateau. Since then Ngari acted as an important place for the rejuvenation of Tibetan Buddhism.

Guge Kingdom also played important role in the economic and culture development of Tibet. Some of the important Indian Buddhism scriptures were spread to other regions of Tibet from Ngaro Plateau. Besides, Ngari is also a vital foreign trade port in ancient Tibet. As a professional Tibet tour operator, Tibet Tour provide Tibet tour packages related to the holy mountain and lake, as well as the mysterious historical sites on Ngari Plateau. Tourists planning to make a visit to Ngari Plateau would have the chance to appreciate the magnificent plateau landscape.